호불호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 好不好, from 好 (“like”) + 不 (“not”) + 好 (“like”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞buɾβo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [호불호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hobulho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hobulho
McCune–Reischauer?	hoburho
Yale Romanization?	hopul.ho

Noun

호불호 • (hobulho) (hanja 好不好)

1. (neologism, slang) disagreement on whether something is really good or really bad

   호불호가 갈리다 ― hobulho-ga gallida ― some people like it a lot, some people hate it