불장난

Korean

Etymology

From 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 장난 (jangnan, “mischief, play”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puʎd͡ʑa̠ŋna̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [불장난]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buljangnan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buljangnan
McCune–Reischauer?	puljangnan
Yale Romanization?	pulcangnan

Noun

불장난 • (buljangnan)

1. (literally and figuratively) playing with fire
2. (figuratively) playing with love, having an idle love affair

Derived terms

• 불장난하다 (buljangnanhada)