Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from (ten) + (in) + (eight) + (nine).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sipjungpalgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibjungpalgu
McCune–Reischauer?sipchungp'algu
Yale Romanization?sipcwungphal.kwu

Noun edit

십중팔구 (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

  1. almost all; supermajority

Adverb edit

십중팔구 (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

  1. ten to one; nine times out of ten