Korean pronunciation lookup
불과했다
Said in one Korean podcast line.
역사 속에서 생겨난 일시적인 것에 불과했다.
It was merely a temporary occurrence that arose in history.

강유원의 책담화冊談話ε. Vindication of Tradition, Ch. 3
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