곤란

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 困難, from 困 (“troubling”) + 難 (“difficult”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gollan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonlan
McCune–Reischauer?	kollan
Yale Romanization?	kōnlan

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	곤란(困難) (gollan)
North Korean Standard Language	곤난(困難) (gonnan)

곤란 • (gollan) (hanja 困難)

1. trouble; difficulty

   그렇게 하기가 곤란하단 말씀입니다.

   Geureoke hagiga gollanhadan malsseumimnida.

   I'm saying that it's difficult to do that.

Derived terms

• 곤란스럽다 (困難-, gollanseureopda, “to be difficult”)
• 곤란하다 (困難-, gollanhada, “to be difficult”)
• 연하곤란 (嚥下困難, yeonhagollan, “dysphagia”)
• 호흡곤란 (呼吸困難, hoheupgollan, “shortness of breath”)