견문발검

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 見蚊拔劒 (“to see a mosquito and draw a sword”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)nmunba̠ɭɡʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [견(ː)문발검]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeonmunbalgeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonmunbalgeom
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnmunbalgŏm
    Yale Romanization?kyēnmunpal.kem

    Noun

    견문발검 • (gyeonmunbalgeom) (hanja 見蚊拔劒)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) making a mountain out of a molehill
      Synonyms: 노승발검(怒蠅拔劒), 침소봉대(針小棒大)
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