실패

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 失敗.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɭpʰɛ] ~ [ɕʰiɭpʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [실패/실페]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silpae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silpae
McCune–Reischauer?	silp'ae
Yale Romanization?	sil.phay

Noun

실패 • (silpae) (hanja 失敗)

1. failure

   Antonym: 성공(成功) (seonggong)

Derived terms

• 실패하다 (silpaehada)

Etymology 2

실 (sil, “string”) +‎ 패 (pae).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭpʰɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭpʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)패/실(ː)페]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silpae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silpae
McCune–Reischauer?	silp'ae
Yale Romanization?	sīl.phay

Noun

실패 • (silpae)

1. spool, reel, bobbin