무려

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 無慮, from 無 (無, “without”) + 慮 (慮, “worry”).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	muryeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mulyeo
McCune–Reischauer^?	muryŏ
Yale Romanization^?	mulye

무려 • (muryeo) (hanja 無慮)

as many as, as much as, no less than (denoting an unexpectedly large number)
오늘 운 이 좋은 이 어부 는 오징어 를 무려 열 마리 잡았다.
oneul un-i jo'eun i eobu-neun ojing'eo-reul muryeo yeol mari jabatda.
This lucky fisherman caught as many as ten squids today.

최근 사천성 삼성퇴 유적지 에서 무려 3000년 전 의 황금 가면 이 발굴되었다.
choegeun Sacheonseong Samseongtoe yujeokji-eseo muryeo samcheonnyeon jeon-ui hwanggeum gamyeon-i balguldoeeotda.
Recently, in the archaeological site of Sanxingdui, Sichuan Province, a golden mask from no less than three thousand years ago was discovered.
- 1962, Kim Seung'ok, 생명연습 [Operation]:
  내가 그 집 을 찾는 데 무려 두 시간 이나 걸린 것 은 오로지 비 탓 이었다.
  naega geu jib-eul channeun de muryeo du siganina geollin geos-eun oroji bi tas-ieotda.
  It was solely because of the rain that it took me no less than two hours to find that house.
Synonym: 자그마치 (jageumachi)
(proscribed) none other than, no other than (denoting an unexpected occurrence or entity)
그 는 무려 적국 에게 개입 을 요청했다.
geu-neun muryeo jeokgug-ege gaeib-eul yocheonghaetda.
He requested the intervention of no other than the enemy country.

무려 • (muryeo) (hanja 無慮)

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