효력

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 效力.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈço(ː)ɾjʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyoryeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyolyeog
McCune–Reischauer?hyoryŏk
Yale Romanization?hyōlyek

Noun

효력 • (hyoryeok) (hanja 效力)

  1. effect
    법적 효력이 없다
    beopjeok hyoryeog-i eopda
    having no legal effect