일리

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 一理.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?illi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?illi
McCune–Reischauer?illi
Yale Romanization?illi

Noun

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일리 (illi) (hanja 一理)

  1. sense to...
    일리 있네.Ne mal-do illi-ga inne.There's some sense to what you're saying.

Usage notes

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  • Usually used with 있다 (itda, to exist) and 없다 (eopda, to not exist), i.e. 일리가 있다 (illiga itda, to make sense; to have sense to) and 일리가 없다 (illiga eopda, to make no sense; to be unreasonable).