Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 不治 (incurability) + (disease), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulchibyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulchibyeong
McCune–Reischauer?pulch'ipyŏng
Yale Romanization?pulchiqpyeng

Noun

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불치병 (bulchibyeong) (hanja 不治病)

  1. incurable disease, fatal illness