침소봉대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 針小棒大 (“[speaking of] the smallness of a needle [as] the largeness of a club”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)msʰo̞bo̞ŋdɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)msʰo̞bo̞ŋde̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [침(ː)소봉대/침(ː)소봉데]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chimsobongdae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimsobongdae
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'imsobongdae
    Yale Romanization?chīmsopongtay

    Noun

    침소봉대 • (chimsobongdae) (hanja 針小棒大)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) speaking with great exaggeration
      Synonyms: 견문발검(見蚊拔劒), 노승발검(怒蠅拔劒)
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