사필귀정

사필귀정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事 (“things”) + 必 (“necessarily”) + 歸 (“return”) + 正 (“proper, right”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠ːpʰiɭɡɥid͡ʑʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠ːpʰiɭɡyd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [사ː필귀정]

Revised Romanization? sapilgwijeong Revised Romanization (translit.)? sapilgwijeong McCune–Reischauer? sap'ilgwijŏng Yale Romanization? sāphilkwiceng

Noun

사필귀정 • (sapilgwijeong) (hanja 事必歸正)

1. (gosa seong-eo) everything eventually returns to its rightful state; good will prevail in the end

   억울한 감옥살이를 했지만 오늘 누명을 벗고 무죄를 선고 받으니 사필귀정이라 하겠습니다.

   Eogulhan gamoksarireul haetjiman oneul numyeong-eul beotgo mujoereul seon-go badeuni sapilgwijeong-ira hagetseumnida.

   Despite having spent time in prison unjustly, today I have cleared my name and have been declared innocent; one would say that good prevails in the end.