파탄

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 破綻.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)tʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)탄]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	patan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	patan
McCune–Reischauer?	p'at'an
Yale Romanization?	phā.than

Noun

파탄 • (patan) (hanja 破綻)

1. failure; breakdown

Derived terms

• 파탄하다 (破綻—, patanhada)
• 파탄되다 (破綻—, patandoeda)