노력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 努力.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ɾjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [노력]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noryeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nolyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	noryŏk
Yale Romanization?	nolyek

Noun

노력 • (noryeok) (hanja 努力)

1. striving, making an effort to accomplish something
   • 1985. Presidential Radio Address - 29 June 1985

     서구권이 앞서 나가자, 소련은 미국의 인공위성에서 분류된 정보로부터 그들이 필요한 것을 훔치거나 사들여서 따라 잡으려는 중대한 노력에 착수하였습니다.

     Seogugwon-i apseo nagaja, Soryeon-eun migug-ui in'gong'wiseong-eseo bullyu-doen jeongbo-robuteo geudeur-i piryo-han geos-eul humchi-geona sadeuryeoseo ttara jabeuryeoneun jungdae-han noryeog-e chaksu-hayeotseumnida.

     As the West pulled ahead, the Soviets embarked on a major effort to catch up by stealing or buying what they need from classified information on American satellites.