불장난

Korean

Etymology

From (bul, fire) +‎ 장난 (jangnan, mischief, play).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?buljangnan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?buljangnan
McCune–Reischauer?puljangnan
Yale Romanization?pulcangnan

Noun

불장난 • (buljangnan)

  1. (literally and figuratively) playing with fire
  2. (figuratively) playing with love, having an idle love affair

Derived terms

  • 불장난하다 (buljangnanhada)