하필

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 何必, from 何 (“how; why”) + 必 (“necessarily”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ha̠pʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [하필]
Revised Romanization? hapil
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hapil
McCune–Reischauer? hap'il
Yale Romanization? haphil

Adverb

하필 • (hapil)

  1. of all things, why... (used to emphasize the question of why it must specifically be so)
    왜 하필 나야?
    Wae hapil naya?
    Why does it have to be me?
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