귀환 불능 지점

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 귀환(歸還) (gwihwan, return) + 불능(不能) (bulleung, impossibility) + 지점(地點) (jijeom, point).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)βwa̠n puɭɭɯŋ t͡ɕid͡ʑʌ̹m] ~ [ˈky(ː)βwa̠n puɭɭɯŋ t͡ɕid͡ʑʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwihwan bulleung jijeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwihwan bulneung jijeom
McCune–Reischauer?kwihwan pullŭng chijŏm
Yale Romanization?kwīhwan pulnung cicem

Noun

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귀환 불능 지점 (gwihwan bulleung jijeom) (hanja 歸還不能地點)

  1. (aviation) point of no return
  2. (figuratively) point of no return

See also

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