Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 暴戾.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pongnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?poglyeo
McCune–Reischauer?p'ongnyŏ
Yale Romanization?phoklye

Noun

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폭려 (pongnyeo) (hanja 暴戾)

  1. tyranny, atrocity