냉혹

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷酷, from 冷 (“cold”) + 酷 (“ruthless”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɛŋβo̞k̚] ~ [ne̞ŋβo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [냉혹/넹혹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naenghok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenghog
McCune–Reischauer?naenghok
Yale Romanization?naynghok

Noun

냉혹 • (naenghok) (hanja 冷酷)

  1. cruelty, heartlessness, ruthlessness, cold-heartedness, callousness
    냉혹한 비판 ― naenghokhan bipan ― harsh criticism

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