십중팔구

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰip̚t͡ɕ͈uŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [십쭝팔구]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sipjungpalgu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibjungpalgu
    McCune–Reischauer?sipchungp'algu
    Yale Romanization?sipcwungphal.kwu

    Noun

    십중팔구 • (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

    1. almost all; supermajority

    Adverb

    십중팔구 • (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

    1. ten to one; nine times out of ten
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