알력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軋轢.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ʎʎʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [알력]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	allyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	allyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	allyŏk
Yale Romanization?	allyek

Noun

알력 • (allyeok) (hanja 軋轢)

1. (literary) conflict
   • 1917, Yi Kwang-su, 이광수(李光洙), “어린 벗에게 (Eorin beosege) [To a Young Lover]”, in 靑(청)春(춘), numbers 9-11:

     社(사)會(회)의 모든 惡(악)하고 無(무)用(용)한 軋(알)轢(력)이 업서질 것이로다.

     Sahoe-ui modeun akhago muyonghan allyeog-i eopseojil geos-iroda.

     All bad and useless conflicts of society shall disappear.