즐비하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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즐비(櫛比) (jeulbi, Sino-Korean root) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeulbihada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeulbihada
McCune–Reischauer?chŭlbihada
Yale Romanization?cul.pihata

Adjective

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즐비하다 (jeulbihada) (infinitive 즐비해 or 즐비하여, sequential 즐비하니, hanja 櫛比하다)

  1. to stand closely side by side; to pack, to teem
    마천루 즐비한 도심macheollu-ga jeulbihan dosimthe city center packed with skyscrapers
  2. (figurative) to be numerous
    • 2021 October 6, 오형규 [ohyeonggyu, O Hyeong-gyu], “[오형규 칼럼] "외우기만 한 공부가 나라 망쳤다" [[ohyeonggyu kalleom] oe'ugiman han gongbuga nara mangcheotda"]”, in hankyung.com[1], Korea Economic Daily:
      수출 심각해 보일 이지 경기 부진, 공급망 대란, 주가 급락 위기 징후 즐비하다.
      Suchul deog-e deol simgak-hae boil ppun-iji gyeonggi bujin, gonggeummang daeran, juga geumnak deung wigi jinghu-ga jeulbihada.
      It is only that the exports make it appear less serious; there are countless signs of crisis, such as a sluggish economy, supply chain crises, and rapid stock downfalls.

Conjugation

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