흠결

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 欠缺

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈxɯ(ː)mɡjʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [흠(ː)결]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heumgyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heumgyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?hŭmgyŏl
    Yale Romanization?hūmkyel

    Noun

    흠결 • (heumgyeol) (hanja 欠缺)

    1. shortage; deficiency; deficit
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