필요악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 必要惡.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰiɾjoa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [피료악]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	piryoak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pil'yoag
McCune–Reischauer?	p'iryoak
Yale Romanization?	phil.yoak

Noun

필요악 • (piryoak) (hanja 必要惡)

1. necessary evil