한도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 限度.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ndo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hando
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hando
McCune–Reischauer?hando
Yale Romanization?hānto

Noun

한도 • (hando) (hanja 限度)

  1. limit; cap; ceiling
    그 은행은 최근에 내 여신 한도를 삭감했다.
    geu eunhaeng'eun choegeune nae yeosin handoreul sakgamhaetda.
    That bank cut my line of credit recently.

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