실패

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 失敗.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?silpae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silpae
McCune–Reischauer?silp'ae
Yale Romanization?sil.phay

Noun

실패 (silpae) (hanja 失敗)

  1. failure
    Antonym: 성공(成功) (seonggong)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(sil, string) +‎ (pae).

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
Revised Romanization?silpae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silpae
McCune–Reischauer?silp'ae
Yale Romanization?sīl.phay

Noun

실패 (silpae)

  1. spool, reel, bobbin