설상가상

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 雪上加霜 (“adding frost atop snow”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭs͈a̠ŋɡa̠sʰa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [설쌍가상]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seolsanggasang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolsanggasang
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏlssanggasang
    Yale Romanization?selqsangkasang

    Noun

    설상가상 • (seolsanggasang) (hanja 雪上加霜)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) making matters worse, adding insult to injury
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