불철주야

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 不撤晝夜 (day and night, round the clock).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulcheoljuya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulcheoljuya
McCune–Reischauer?pulch'ŏljuya
Yale Romanization?pulchelcwu.ya

Noun

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불철주야 (bulcheoljuya) (hanja 不撤晝夜)

  1. (working) day and night; round the clock
    불철주야일했다.
    geuneun bulcheoljuyaro ilhaetda.
    He worked around the clock.