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TOPIK 6noun

구우일모

guuilmo

구우일모예요 · 구우일모에 불과하다

a drop in the bucket, a tiny fraction

Example

그의 재산에 비하면 이 돈은 구우일모에 불과해요.

Compared to his fortune, this money is just a drop in the bucket.

Word parts

구 nine우 cow일 one모 hair

Literally 'one hair from nine cows.'

Good to know

Typical pattern: N에 불과하다 ('is nothing more than'). Casual speech prefers 새 발의 피.