십상팔구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 十 (“ten”) + 常 (“always”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰips͈a̠ŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [십쌍팔구]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sipsangpalgu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibsangpalgu
    McCune–Reischauer?sipsangp'algu
    Yale Romanization?sip.sangphal.kwu

    Adverb

    십상팔구 • (sipsangpalgu) (hanja 十常八九)

    1. nine times out of ten
      Synonym: 십중팔구(十中八九) (sipjungpalgu)

    Usage notes

    십중팔구(十中八九) (sipjungpalgu) is more common; 십상팔구(十常八九) (sipsangpalgu) is a less common variant form.

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