Korean Conversation · Level 322
15 words
Korean word
발령
Pronunciation
Romanizationpallyeong
Meaning
- nountransfer
Example
회사에서 발령이 났어요.hoe sa e seo pal lyeong i na sseo yo
There was a transfer at the company.
More examples
팀장이 발령을 내렸어요.tim jang i pal lyeong eul nae ryeo sseo yo
The team leader issued a transfer order.
Core concept
An official personnel decision moves someone to a different job, workplace, or post and communicates that change.
Common phrases
발령을 내리다pal lyeong eul nae ri da
issue a transfer order
발령이 떨어지다pal lyeong i tteo reo ji da
a transfer order comes through
Similar words
인사발령insaballyeong: A formal personnel announcement assigns staff to specific roles, departments, or workplaces.
인사이동insaidong: Movement of staff within an organization changes where people work or what they handle.
배치paechi: Assigning people to jobs or departments puts each worker in a planned position.
Definition in Korean
공식 문서나 구두로 회사나 관공서에서 사람의 직무·근무지·배치를 바꾸는 결정이나 그 통지kong sik mun seo na ku du ro hoe sa na kwan gong seo e seo sa ra mui ching mu keun mu ji pae chi reul pa kku neun kyeol jeong i na keu tong ji
Word origin
This Sino-Korean compound combines elements meaning issue and order, giving the sense of an official order that assigns a person to a new role or place.
Usage tips
- Recognizing this as notice language helps distinguish formal workplace announcements from the simpler wording used in everyday conversation.
Other meanings
- official appointmentnoun
- assignmentnoun
- appointment noticenoun
Opposites
- 유임yuimretention in officenoun
Related words
- 재발령chaeballyeongreassignmentnoun
- 발령권pallyeonggwonauthority to issue transfer ordersnoun