악순환

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 惡 (“bad”) + 循環 (“cycle”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aksunhwan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?agsunhwan
    McCune–Reischauer?akssunhwan
    Yale Romanization?akqswun.hwan

    Noun

    악순환 • (aksunhwan) (hanja 惡循環)

    1. vicious circle
      그의 빚은 악순환에 빠졌다. ― Geu-ui bij-eun aksunhwan-e ppajeotda. ― His debts fell into a vicious cycle.

    Synonyms

    • 악의 고리 (ag-ui gori, literally “ring of evil”)

    Antonyms

    • 선순환(善循環) (seonsunhwan, “virtuous cycle”)
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