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Nothing more

there is nothing else, it is the only one.

Used when there is nothing more than the content of the preceding statement or when it is the only one.

Example

하루 종일 먹은 게 김밥 한 줄뿐이라서 너무 배가 고파요.

I'm so hungry because I only ate a piece of kimbap all day.
내가 가진 것은 천 원뿐이에요.

I only have a thousand won.

Is a limitation and is a neutral term and does not imply a negative or positive connotation.

Only one, no other choice. Emphasis exclusiveness.

Might express a lack or insufficiency of something, paired with negative verbs.

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