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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 語不成說.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | eobulseongseol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eobulseongseol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏbulsŏngsŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | ēpul.sengsel |
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Noun
어불성설 • (eobulseongseol) (hanja 語不成說)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) something preposterous and illogical; nonsense
- Synonym: 만불성설(萬不成說) (manbulseongseol)