효력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 效力.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyoryeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyolyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	hyoryŏk
Yale Romanization?	hyōlyek

Noun

효력 • (hyoryeok) (hanja 效力)

1. effect

   법적 효력이 없다

   beopjeok hyoryeog-i eopda

   having no legal effect