부정

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 不定

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pud͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [부정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bujeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bujeong
McCune–Reischauer?	pujŏng
Yale Romanization?	puceng

Noun

부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 不定)

1. indeterminacy; variability

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 不正

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pud͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [부정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bujeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bujeong
McCune–Reischauer?	pujŏng
Yale Romanization?	puceng

Noun

부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 不正)

1. injustice

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 不貞

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pud͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [부정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bujeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bujeong
McCune–Reischauer?	pujŏng
Yale Romanization?	puceng

Noun

부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 不貞)

1. unfaithfulness; lack of chastity

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 否定

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bujeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bujeong
McCune–Reischauer?	pujŏng
Yale Romanization?	pūceng

Noun

부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 否定)

1. negation

   이중 부정 ― ijung bujeong ― double negative