분투

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 奮鬪.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buntu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buntu
McCune–Reischauer?	punt'u
Yale Romanization?	pūnthwu

Noun

분투 • (buntu) (hanja 奮鬪)

1. struggle; (a strenuous) effort