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TOPIK 6noun

사분오열

sabunoyeol [사부노열]

사분오열이 · 사분오열을

split into many factions, torn apart

Example

내부 갈등으로 결국 당이 사분오열되었습니다.

In the end, the party was torn apart by internal conflict.

Word parts

사 four분 divide오 five열 split

Literally 'divided in four, split in five'.