불문율
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 不文律, from 不 (“not”) + 文 (“written”) + 律 (“rule”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puɭmunɲjuɭ]
- Phonetic hangeul: [불문뉼]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bulmunnyul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bulmun-yul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pulmunnyul |
| Yale Romanization? | pulmunnyul |
Noun
불문율 • (bulmunnyul) (hanja 不文律)
- unwritten rule, unspoken rule
- 수업이 끝나기 직전에 선생님께 질문을 하지 않는다는 것은 고등학교에서 일종의 불문율이다.
- Sueobi kkeunnagi jikjeone seonsaengnimkke jilmuneul haji anneundaneun geoseun godeunghakgyo-eseo iljong-ui bulmunnyurida.
- That you do not ask the teacher a question immediately before the end of class is a sort of unwritten rule in high school.