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Korean
Etymology
Probably calque of English bad money drives out good: the principle of Gresham's law, formulated in 1860. A figurative use of the phrase is common in East Asia, cf. Chinese 劣幣驅逐良幣 / 劣币驱逐良币 (lièbì qūzhú liángbì), Japanese 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する (akka wa ryōka o kuchiku suru).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | akhwaga yanghwareul guchukhanda |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | aghwaga yanghwaleul guchughanda |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | akhwaga yanghwarŭl kuch'ukhanda |
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| Yale Romanization? | ak.hwaka yanghwalul kwu.chwuk.hanta |
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Proverb
악화가 양화를 구축한다 • (akhwa-ga yanghwa-reul guchukhanda) (hanja 惡貨가 良貨를 驅逐한다)
- (literal, economics) bad money drives out good
- (figurative) people of mediocre talent, or items of mediocre value, drive out real talent or value