필요악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 必要惡.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?piryoak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pil'yoag
    McCune–Reischauer?p'iryoak
    Yale Romanization?phil.yoak

    Noun

    필요악 • (piryoak) (hanja 必要惡)

    1. necessary evil