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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 福 (“fortune”) + 不福 (“misfortune”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bokbulbok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bogbulbog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pokpulbok |
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| Yale Romanization? | pokpul.pok |
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Noun
복불복 • (bokbulbok) (hanja 福不福)
- a crapshoot; an uncertain or random venture or situation whose outcome is determined by luck
코로나 감염은 복불복이라는 생각이 사회에 만연하면 방역에 지장이 생길 것이다.- korona gamyeom-eun bokbulbog-iraneun saenggag-i sahoe-e manyeonhamyeon bang'yeog-e jijang-i saenggil geos-ida.
- If the notion that being infected by the coronavirus is simply out of bad luck is pervasive in society, this will be problematic for anti-epidemic measures.
- (entertainment) a game or program based solely on luck, especially in reality TV
- (original meaning) the unpredictability of human destiny