발발

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勃發.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɭba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	balbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	balbal
McCune–Reischauer?	palbal
Yale Romanization?	pal.pal

Noun

발발 • (balbal) (hanja 勃發)

1. outbreak (of a war, etc.)

   6.25 발발

   Yugio balbal

   The outbreak of the Korean War

Derived terms

• 발발하다 (勃發—, balbalhada)
• 발발되다 (勃發—, balbaldoeda)