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도대체

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 都大體, from (all) 大體 (on earth).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞dɛt͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [to̞de̞t͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dodaeche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dodaeche
McCune–Reischauer?todaech'e
Yale Romanization?totay.chey

Adverb

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도대체 (dodaeche) (hanja 都大體)

  1. on earth; the hell
    Synonym: 대체(大體) (daeche)
    도대체 그러는 ? (casual)Dodaeche wae geureoneun geonya?What on earth is your problem?
  2. not at all, unfortunately
    Synonym: 도무지 (domuji)