십상팔구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 十 (“ten”) + 常 (“always”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰips͈a̠ŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [십쌍팔구]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sipsangpalgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibsangpalgu
McCune–Reischauer?sipsangp'algu
Yale Romanization?sip.sangphal.kwu

Adverb

십상팔구 • (sipsangpalgu) (hanja 十常八九)

  1. nine times out of ten
    Synonym: 십중팔구(十中八九) (sipjungpalgu)

Usage notes

십중팔구(十中八九) (sipjungpalgu) is more common; 십상팔구(十常八九) (sipsangpalgu) is a less common variant form.

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