오리무중
Meanings
Noun
1. being up in the air; a very uncertain and unclear situation (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese)
2. a deep fog (literally)
Pronunciation
orimujung
Examples3
가장 흔한 치매는 환자의 3분의 2 이상을 차지하는 알츠하이머 치매인데, 원인이 오리무중이었다.
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's, which makes up more than two-thirds of patients, but its cause was up in the air.
김 군이 가출한지 열흘이 지났으나 여전히 행방은 오리무중이다.
Ten days have passed since Kim [a minor] ran away from home, but his whereabouts remain very uncertain.
유해의 손상이 심해 아무것도 식별할 수 없다는 실망스러운 결론이 내려졌다. 이로써 콜럼버스의 유해 시비는 오리무중에 빠졌다.
The disappointing verdict came that nothing was discernible due to excessive damage to the remains. With this, the dispute over Columbus's remains entered a state of uncertainty.