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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 無慮, from 無 (“without”) + 慮 (“worry”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | muryeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mulyeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | muryŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | mulye |
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Adverb
무려 • (muryeo) (hanja 無慮)
- as many as, as much as, no less than (denoting an unexpectedly large number)
- Synonym: 자그마치 (jageumachi)
오늘 운이 좋은 이 어부는 오징어를 무려 열 마리 잡았다.- Oneul un-i jo'eun i eobu-neun ojing'eo-reul muryeo yeol mari jabatda.
- This lucky fisherman caught as many as ten squids today.
최근 사천성 삼성퇴 유적지에서 무려 3000년 전의 황금 가면이 발굴되었다.- Choegeun Sacheonseong Samseongtoe yujeokji-eseo muryeo samcheonnyeon jeon-ui hwanggeum gamyeon-i balguldoeeotda.
- Recently, in the archaeological site of Sanxingdui, Sichuan Province, a golden mask from no less than three thousand years ago was discovered.
1962, Kim Seung'ok, 생명연습 [saengmyeong'yeonseup, Operation]:내가 그 집을 찾는 데 무려 두 시간이나 걸린 것은 오로지 비 탓이었다.- Naega geu jib-eul channeun de muryeo du siganina geollin geos-eun oroji bi tas-ieotda.
- It was solely because of the rain that it took me no less than two hours to find that house.
- (proscribed) none other than, no other than (denoting an unexpected occurrence or entity)
그는 무려 적국에게 개입을 요청했다.- Geu-neun muryeo jeokgug-ege gaeib-eul yocheonghaetda.
- He requested the intervention of no other than the enemy country.
Root
무려 • (muryeo) (hanja 無慮)
- Root of 무려(無慮)하다 (muryeohada, “to be without concern”). Rarely used alone.