불완전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 불(不) (bul, “not”) + 완전(完全) (wanjeon, “perfect”). See also Japanese 不完全(ふかんぜん) (fukanzen).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɾwa̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [부롼전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	burwanjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bul'wanjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	purwanjŏn
Yale Romanization?	pul.wan.cen

Noun

불완전 • (burwanjeon) (hanja 不完全)

1. imperfection, incompleteness; faultiness, inadequacy; halfness

   Antonym: 완전(完全) (wanjeon)

Derived terms

• 불완전(不完全)하다 (burwanjeonhada, “imperfect, incomplete, faulty, inadequate”)