일확천금

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 一攫千金.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɾβwa̠k̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡɯm]
    • Phonetic hangul: [일확천금]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ilhwakcheon'geum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilhwagcheongeum
    McCune–Reischauer?irhwakch'ŏn'gŭm
    Yale Romanization?il.hwakchenkum

    Noun

    일확천금 • (ilhwakcheon'geum) (hanja 一攫千金)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) making a killing in a single stroke

    Derived terms

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