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

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
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