설상가상

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雪上加霜 (“adding frost atop snow”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭs͈a̠ŋɡa̠sʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [설쌍가상]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seolsanggasang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seolsanggasang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏlssanggasang
Yale Romanization?	selqsangkasang

Noun

설상가상 • (seolsanggasang) (hanja 雪上加霜)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) making matters worse, adding insult to injury