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TOPIK 4noun

천만다행

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천만다행이 · 천만다행을 (often 천만다행이에요, 천만다행으로)

a great stroke of luck, a huge relief; thank goodness

Example

큰 사고였는데 아무도 안 다쳐서 천만다행이에요.

It was a big accident, but thank goodness nobody got hurt.

Word parts

천 thousand만 ten thousand다 many행 luck

千萬 'ten million' + 多幸 'good fortune' — lucky ten million times over.

Good to know

A stronger 다행이다; said after a near miss. 불행 중 다행 means 'a blessing in disguise / it could have been worse'.