Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 부(不) (bu, not) + 적합(適合) (jeokhap, suitability).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bujeokhap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bujeoghab
McCune–Reischauer?pujŏkhap
Yale Romanization?pucek.hap

Noun

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부적합 (bujeokhap) (hanja 不適合)

  1. being unsuitable, unfit, inappropriate, inadequate, inopportune
    부적합수혈bujeokhapsuhyeolincompatible blood transfusion
  2. incompatibility, unsuitability, inadequacy, inopportunity

Derived terms

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