일사천리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一瀉千里.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɭs͈a̠t͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎʎi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [일싸철리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilsacheolli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilsacheonli
McCune–Reischauer?ilssach'ŏlli
Yale Romanization?ilqsa.chenli

Noun

일사천리 • (ilsacheolli) (hanja 一瀉千里)

  1. (set phrase from Classical Chinese) being rapid
    그는 일을 일사천리로 처리했다.
    geuneun ireul ilsacheolliro cheorihaetda.
    He swiftly finished his task.
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