불철주야

불철주야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 不撤晝夜 (“day and night, round the clock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎd͡ʑuja̠]
• Phonetic hangeul: [불철주야]

Revised Romanization? bulcheoljuya Revised Romanization (translit.)? bulcheoljuya McCune–Reischauer? pulch'ŏljuya Yale Romanization? pulchelcwuya

Noun

불철주야 • (bulcheoljuya) (hanja 不撤晝夜)

1. (idiomatic) (to work) day and night; round the clock

   그는 불철주야로 일했다. 

   Geuneun bulcheoljuyaro ilhaetda.

   He worked around the clock.