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TOPIK 6noun

천편일률

cheonpyeonillyul [천펴닐률]

천편일률이 · 천편일률을

monotonous, all the same, stereotyped

Example

요즘 드라마는 내용이 너무 천편일률적이라 재미가 없어요.

Dramas these days are so formulaic that they're boring.

Word parts

천 thousand편 piece일 one률 rule

Literally 'a thousand poems in one pattern.'

Good to know

Pronounced [천펴닐률]; very often used as 천편일률적 'stereotyped.'