사실무근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事實無根, from 事實 (“fact; truth”) + 無 (“no”) + 根 (“basis”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰiɭmuɡɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)실무근]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasilmugeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasilmugeun
McCune–Reischauer?	sasilmugŭn
Yale Romanization?	sāsil.mukun

Noun

사실무근 • (sasilmugeun) (hanja 事實無根)

1. being groundless; being unfounded