어불성설

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 語不成說.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)buɭsʰʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)불성설]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eobulseongseol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobulseongseol
    McCune–Reischauer?ŏbulsŏngsŏl
    Yale Romanization?ēpul.sengsel

    Noun

    어불성설 • (eobulseongseol) (hanja 語不成說)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) something preposterous and illogical; nonsense
      Synonym: 만불성설(萬不成說) (manbulseongseol)
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