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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 都大體, from 都 (“all”) + 大體 (“on earth”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | dodaeche |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dodaeche |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | todaech'e |
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| Yale Romanization? | totay.chey |
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Adverb
도대체 • (dodaeche) (hanja 都大體)
- on earth; the hell
- Synonym: 대체(大體) (daeche)
- 도대체 왜 그러는 거냐? (casual) ― Dodaeche wae geureoneun geonya? ― What on earth is your problem?
- not at all, unfortunately
- Synonym: 도무지 (domuji)