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Korean adverb

이른바

ireunba

as they say; so-called

As people call something.

Standard pronunciation
[이른바]
Level
Intermediate

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이른바 in a sentence

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  • 그녀는 매우 아름다워 이른바 절세미인으로 불린다.

    그녀는 매우 아름다워 이른바 절세미이느로 불린다.said like thisgeunyeoneun maeu areumdawo ireunba jeolsemiineuro bullinda.
  • 김 의원은 이른바 훌륭한 정치인은 아니었지만 많은 사람의 지지를 받았다.

    김 의워는 이른바 훌륭한 정치이는 아니얻찌만 마는 사라미 지지를 바닫따.said like thisgim uiwoneun ireunba hullyunghan jeongchiineun anieotjiman maneun saramui jijireul badatda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.