불능
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 不能, from 不 (“not”) + 能 (“ability”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puɭɭɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [불릉]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bulleung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bulneung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pullŭng |
| Yale Romanization? | pulnung |
Noun
불능 • (bulleung) (hanja 不能)
- impossibility, inability, incapability
- 그녀는 구제(救濟) 불능의 낙관주의자이다. ― Geunyeo-neun guje bulleung-ui nakgwanjuuija-ida. ― She's an incurable optimist.
- impotence, sterility
Derived terms
- 지불 불능(支拂不能) (jibul bulleung, “insolvency”)
- 불능(不能)하다 (bulleunghada, “incapable”)
- 불능문제(不能問題) (bulleungmunje, “an impossible problem”)
- 불능범(不能犯) (bulleungbeom, “an impossibility”)
- 귀환 불능 지점(歸還不能地點) (gwihwan bulleung jijeom, “point of no return”)