불법

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 不法, from 不 (“not”) + 法 (“law”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[puɭbʌ̹p̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[불법]
Revised Romanization? bulbeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bulbeob
McCune–Reischauer? pulbŏp
Yale Romanization? pulpep

Noun

불법 • (bulbeop) (hanja 不法)

  1. illegality; the illegal

Usage notes
  • Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly, as for example in 불법행위 (bulbeophaeng-wi, “illegal activity”).

Derived terms
  • 불법적 (bulbeopjeok, “illegal”)
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