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Korean
Etymology
Univerbation of 불 (bul, “fire”) + 현 (hyeon, past adnominal of now archaic 혀다 (hyeoda, “to turn on a light, to light a fire”)) + 듯 (deut, “as if; appearance, likeness”, dependent noun): "as if one has lit a fire", in reference to the sudden glare of light.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bulhyeondeut |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bulhyeondeus |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | purhyŏndŭt |
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| Yale Romanization? | pul.hyentus |
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Ideophone
불현듯 • (bulhyeondeut)
- suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly
- Synonyms: 갑자기 (gapjagi), 느닷없이 (neudadeopsi)
불청객이 불현듯 술자리에 나타났다.- Bulcheonggaeg-i bulhyeondeut suljari-e natanatda.
- The uninvited guest showed up all of a sudden to the drinking party.
그는 불현듯 노모를 떠올렸다.- Geu-neun bulhyeondeut nomo-reul tteoollyeotda.
- He suddenly thought of his aged mother.