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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 困難
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gollan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gonlan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kollan |
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| Yale Romanization? | kōnlan |
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Noun
곤란 • (gollan) (hanja 困難)
- trouble; difficulty
Derived terms
- 곤란스럽다 (困難-, gollanseureopda, “to be difficult”)
- 곤란하다 (困難-, gollanhada, “to be difficult”)
- 호흡곤란 (呼吸困難, hoheupgollan, “shortness of breath”)