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부득이
부득이
不得已
[ budeugi ]
「부사」 Adverb
• unavoidably; inevitably
With no other options despite one's reluctance.
cause & effect
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
不 (불)
–
not, no
得 (득)
–
to obtain, to get, to gain, to acquire, to achieve, to be able to
已 (이)
–
already, to stop, to cease, to finish
Neighboring words in the dictionary
부
부가
부관
부귀
부닥치다
부단히
부도덕
부동
부득이
부러
부러뜨리다
부러지다
부르-
부르다
부르짖다
부모
부모님
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