도대체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 都大體, from 都 (“all”) + 大體 (“on earth”).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

도대체 • (dodaeche) (hanja 都大體)

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