십중팔구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 十 (“ten”) + 中 (“in”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰip̚t͡ɕ͈uŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [십쭝팔구]

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

Noun

십중팔구 • (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

1. almost all; supermajority

Adverb

십중팔구 • (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

1. ten to one; nine times out of ten