사실무근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事實無根, from 事實 (“fact; truth”) + 無 (“no”) + 根 (“basis”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰiɭmuɡɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)실무근]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasilmugeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasilmugeun
McCune–Reischauer?sasilmugŭn
Yale Romanization?sāsil.mukun

Noun

사실무근 • (sasilmugeun) (hanja 事實無根)

  1. being groundless; being unfounded
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