한낱 + noun (+에 불과하다/지나지 않다)
mere, just, nothing but
Example
그 소문은 한낱 거짓말에 불과했어요.
That rumor was nothing but a lie.
Word parts
From 한 'one' + 낱 'single piece' (as in 낱개): just one single thing.
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Typical frame: 한낱 ~에 불과하다/지나지 않다 'nothing but a mere ~'.
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