하늘의 별 따기

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠nɯɾɰi pjʌ̹ɭ t͈a̠ɡi] ~ [ha̠nɯɾe̞ pjʌ̹ɭ t͈a̠ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ / ]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haneurui byeol ttagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haneul'ui byeol ttagi
McCune–Reischauer?hanŭrŭi pyŏl ttagi
Yale Romanization?hanul.uy pyel ttaki

Noun

하늘 따기 • (haneur-ui byeol ttagi)

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