난리

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ʎʎi]
• Phonetic hangul: [날(ː)리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nalli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nanli
McCune–Reischauer?	nalli
Yale Romanization?	nānli

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 亂離.

Noun

난리 • (nalli) (hanja 亂離)

1. uproar; disturbance; war, revolt, disaster, etc.

Derived terms

• 난리통 (亂離—, nallitong)
• 난리판 (亂離—, nallipan)
• 난리굿 (亂離—, nalligut)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 亂理.

Noun

난리 • (nalli) (hanja 亂理)

1. confused reasons; confusion of reasons or facts

Derived terms

• 난리하다 (亂理—, nallihada)