십중팔구

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰip̚t͡ɕ͈uŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [십쭝팔구]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sipjungpalgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibjungpalgu
McCune–Reischauer?sipchungp'algu
Yale Romanization?sipcwungphal.kwu

Noun

십중팔구 • (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

  1. almost all; supermajority

Adverb

십중팔구 • (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

  1. ten to one; nine times out of ten
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