설상가상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雪上加霜 (“adding frost atop snow”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭs͈a̠ŋɡa̠sʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [설쌍가상]
Revised Romanization? seolsanggasang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seolsanggasang
McCune–Reischauer? sŏlssanggasang
Yale Romanization? selqsangkasang

Noun

설상가상 • (seolsanggasang) (hanja 雪上加霜)

  1. (set phrase from Chinese) making matters worse, adding insult to injury
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