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Korean
Etymology
끝 (kkeut, “end, final”) + 장(張) (jang, “page (of a book), counter for paper”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kkeutjang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkeutjang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kkŭtchang |
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| Yale Romanization? | kkuthcang |
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Noun
끝장 • (kkeutjang)
- (literal) the final page
- the very end, a final situation with nothing left
2019, 이철희 [icheolhui, Yi Cheol-hui], “하노이 담판, 실패도 선택이다 [hanoi dampan, silpaedo seontaegida]”, in Donga Ilbo:북미 하노이 정상회담이 열흘 앞으로 다가왔다. […] 두고두고 후환을 남길 불완전한 합의보다는 끝장까지 가보는 '눈부신 실패'가 나을 수 있다.- Bung-mi hanoi jeongsanghoedam-i yeolheul ap-euro dagawatda. [ … ] dugodugo huhwan-eul namgil burwanjeonhan habuiboda-neun kkeutjang-kkaji gaboneun nunbusin silpae ga na'eul su itda.
- The North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit is only ten days away. A "glorious failure" after trying to reach the very end may be preferable to an incomplete agreement whose negative repercussions will linger on and on.
- a doomed situation
창문 깬 거 엄마가 알면 우리 끝장이야.- Changmun kkaen geo eomma-ga almyeon uri kkeutjang-iya.
- If Mom finds out that we broke the window, we're doomed.
Derived terms
- 끝장나다 (kkeutjangnada, “to be terminated, to be doomed”)
- 끝장내다 (kkeutjangnaeda, “to terminate, to doom”)