어불성설
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 語不成說.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)buɭsʰʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)불성설]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eobulseongseol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eobulseongseol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏbulsŏngsŏl |
| Yale Romanization? | ēpul.sengsel |
Noun
[edit]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)