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TOPIK 5noun

불철주야

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불철주야가 · 불철주야를

day and night, around the clock

Example

소방관들은 불철주야 시민의 안전을 위해 일합니다.

Firefighters work around the clock for the safety of citizens.

Word parts

불 not철 withdraw주 daytime야 night

Literally 'not stopping, day or night.'

Good to know

Mostly adverbial in formal praise: 불철주야 노력하다 'to work tirelessly.'