오십

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fifty (Sino-Korean numeral)

오십 = 오 (five) + 십 (ten): five tens make fifty

Sino-Korean numbers stack like multiplication: 오 (五, five) in front of 십 (十, ten) means five times ten. The same pattern gives 이십 (twenty) and 삼십 (thirty), so knowing 오 and 십 gives you 오십 for free.

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