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설상가상

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 雪上加霜 (adding frost atop snow).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seolsanggasang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolsanggasang
McCune–Reischauer?sŏlssanggasang
Yale Romanization?selqsangkasang

Noun

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설상가상 (seolsanggasang) (hanja 雪上加霜)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) making matters worse, adding insult to injury