No. 16,795 in Korean
산산조각
"산산조각" means "broken into pieces" or "shattered."
In a sentence
그의 꿈은 산산조각이 났다.
His dreams were shattered into pieces.
Here, '산산조각' metaphorically represents the complete collapse or breakdown of immaterial concepts like hope or dreams.
항아리가 산산조각으로 부서졌다.
The vase shattered into countless pieces.
In this phrase, '산산조각' is used in its literal sense, referring to the physical fragmentation into many pieces.
그 논문은 전문가의 비판에 의해 산산조각이 났다.
That thesis was thoroughly criticized and taken apart by experts.
In this context, '산산조각' is used figuratively to describe how something is intensely analyzed or criticized to the point of disassembly.
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