Korean phrase
반려되었어요. pal lyeo doe eo sseo yo
Meaning
It was rejected
When to use it
It means that something was rejected. This polite, formal expression says that an application or other submission was not officially accepted, often because of a problem or unmet requirement.
Example dialogue
서류 문제로 신청이 반려되었어요. seo ryu mun je ro sin cheong i pal lyeo doe eo sseo yo
The application was rejected because of a problem with the documents.
어떤 문제가 있었나요? eo tteon mun je ga i sseon na yo
What problem was there?