사상누각

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 사(沙) (sa) + 상(上) (sang) + 누각(樓閣) (nugak).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠sʰa̠ŋnuɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사상누각]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasangnugak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasangnugag
McCune–Reischauer?sasangnugak
Yale Romanization?sasangnwukak

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language 		사상누각(沙上樓閣) (sasangnugak)
North Korean
Standard Language 		사상루각(沙上樓閣) (sasangnugak)

사상누각 • (sasangnugak) (hanja 沙上樓閣)

  1. sandcastle
  2. (figurative, idiomatic) house of cards
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