하늘의 별 따기

Korean

From 하늘 (haneul, “sky”) +‎ 의 (-ui, “in”) +‎ 별 (byeol, “star”) +‎ 따기 (ttagi, “pick”).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠nɯɾɰi pjʌ̹ɭ t͈a̠ɡi] ~ [ha̠nɯɾe̞ pjʌ̹ɭ t͈a̠ɡi]
Phonetic hangul: [하느릐 별 따기/하느레 별 따기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	haneurui byeol ttagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	haneul'ui byeol ttagi
McCune–Reischauer^?	hanŭrŭi pyŏl ttagi
Yale Romanization^?	hanul.uy pyel ttaki

하늘 의 별 따기 • (haneur-ui byeol ttagi)

(idiomatic) get blood out of a stone (something that is almost impossible)
복권 에 당첨되는 것 은 하늘의 별 따기다. ― bokgwon-e dangcheom-doeneun geos-eun haneurui byeol ttagi-da. ― Winning the lottery is like picking stars from the sky.

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