불철주야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 不撤晝夜 (“day and night, round the clock”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎd͡ʑuja̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [불철주야]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulcheoljuya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulcheoljuya
McCune–Reischauer?pulch'ŏljuya
Yale Romanization?pulchelcwu.ya

Noun

불철주야 • (bulcheoljuya) (hanja 不撤晝夜)

  1. (working) day and night; round the clock
    그는 불철주야로 일했다.
    geuneun bulcheoljuyaro ilhaetda.
    He worked around the clock.
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