십중팔구

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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십중팔구 (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

  1. almost all; supermajority

Adverb

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십중팔구 (sipjungpalgu) (hanja 十中八九)

  1. ten to one; nine times out of ten