사필귀정

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (things) + (necessarily) + (return) + (proper, right).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)pʰiɭɡɥid͡ʑʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)pʰiɭɡyd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sapilgwijeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sapilgwijeong
McCune–Reischauer?sap'ilgwijŏng
Yale Romanization?sā.phil.kwiceng

Noun

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사필귀정 (sapilgwijeong) (hanja 事必歸正)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) everything eventually returns to its rightful state; good will prevail in the end
    억울한 감옥살이 했지만 오늘 누명 벗고 무죄 선고 받으니 사필귀정이라 하겠습니다.
    eogulhan gamoksari-reul haetjiman oneul numyeong-eul beotgo mujoe-reul seon'go badeuni sapilgwijeong-ira hagetseumnida.
    Despite having spent time in prison unjustly, today I have cleared my name and have been declared innocent; one would say that good prevails in the end.