Just a simple question this time! :D What is the meaning of 열악하다? From what I figured it means poor (quality) or to be deteriorated, but I'd like to check what it means.
Thanks in advance!
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Sign up to join this communityJust a simple question this time! :D What is the meaning of 열악하다? From what I figured it means poor (quality) or to be deteriorated, but I'd like to check what it means.
Thanks in advance!
The word 열악(劣惡) is, like many others, hanja based. The first hanja means inferior, lower, weak and the second one means bad, ugly etc.
So the whole expression 열악하다 does mean inferior quality or capacity, or deteriorated, like the 표준국어대사전 states.
It means, The circumstances are very poor. usually, we reference this work-related or project related.