필요악

piryoak
Noun

Definitions

necessary evil
An evil that a society is better off without but one that is bound to come into existence or be created in a certain social condition.
없는 것이 바람직하지만 사회적인 상황에서 어쩔 수 없이 생겨나거나 하게 되는 악.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.