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TOPIK 6noun

역발산기개세

yeokbalsangigaese [역빨싼기개세]

역발산기개세가 · 역발산기개세를

enormous strength and spirit, mighty enough to move mountains

Example

그 장수는 역발산기개세의 용맹을 떨쳤습니다.

That general displayed might enough to uproot mountains.

Word parts

역 strength발 uproot산 mountain기 spirit개 cover세 world

From Xiang Yu's song: 'strength to uproot mountains, spirit to cover the world'.

Good to know

Unlike most four-character idioms, this one has six syllables.