일리

See also: -일리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一理.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iʎʎi]
• Phonetic hangul: [일리]

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

Noun

일리 • (illi) (hanja 一理)

1. sense to...

   네 말도 일리가 있네. ― Ne mal-do illi-ga inne. ― There's some sense to what you're saying.

Usage notes

• 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”).