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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 針小棒大 (“ the smallness of a needle the largeness of a club”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | chimsobongdae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chimsobongdae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'imsobongdae |
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| Yale Romanization? | chīmsopongtay |
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Noun
침소봉대 • (chimsobongdae) (hanja 針小棒大)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) speaking with great exaggeration
- Synonyms: 견문발검(見蚊拔劒), 노승발검(怒蠅拔劒)