어불성설

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 語不成說.

Pronunciation

• (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

어불성설 • (eobulseongseol) (hanja 語不成說)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) something preposterous and illogical; nonsense

   Synonym: 만불성설(萬不成說) (manbulseongseol)