두절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 杜絶.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tud͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [두절]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dujeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dujeol
McCune–Reischauer?	tujŏl
Yale Romanization?	twucel

Noun

두절 • (dujeol) (hanja 杜絶)

1. interruption; stoppage (of traffic or communication)

   연락 두절 ― yeollak dujeol ― lost of contact

   교통 두절 ― gyotong dujeol ― traffic interruption

Derived terms

• 두절하다 (杜絶—, dujeolhada)
• 두절되다 (杜絶—, dujeoldoeda)