과태료

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 과(過) (gwa, “excessive, undue”) + 태(怠) (tae, “negligence”) + 료(料) (ryo, “fee, cost”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)tʰɛɾjo] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)tʰe̞ɾjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)태료/과(ː)테료]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwataeryo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwataelyo
McCune–Reischauer?kwat'aeryo
Yale Romanization?kwā.thaylyo

Noun

과태료 • (gwataeryo) (hanja 過怠料)

  1. (South Korea) administrative fine

Synonyms

  • (dated) 과료 (過料, gwaryo)
  • (North Korea) 과태금 (過怠金, gwataegeum)

See also

  • 벌금(罰金) (beolgeum): fine for committing a crime or breaking a contract
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