일사천리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一瀉千里.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɭs͈a̠t͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎʎi]
• Phonetic hangul: [일싸철리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ilsacheolli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ilsacheonli
McCune–Reischauer?	ilssach'ŏlli
Yale Romanization?	ilqsa.chenli

Noun

일사천리 • (ilsacheolli) (hanja 一瀉千里)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) being rapid

   그는 일을 일사천리로 처리했다.

   geuneun ireul ilsacheolliro cheorihaetda.

   He swiftly finished his task.