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Korean
- 도진개진 (dojin'gaejin), 도긴개긴 (dogin'gaegin)
Etymology
From the board game of Yut. 도 (do, “one-space advance on the board”) + 찐 (jjin, southern dialectal form of 긴 (gin, “number of spaces advanced in one move”)) + 개 (gae, “two-space advance on the board”) + 찐 (jjin, “id.”).
There is not much of a difference between advancing one space or two spaces on the board.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | dojjin'gaejjin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | do'jjingae'jjin |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | totchin'gaetchin |
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| Yale Romanization? | to.ccinkay.ccin |
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Noun
도찐개찐 • (dojjin'gaejjin)
- (idiomatic) two situations which are basically the same; similar enough; similar in what matters
- Synonyms: 피차일반(彼此一般) (pichailban), 대동소이(大同小異) (daedongsoi)
Usage notes
- Since 찐 (jjin) is a southern dialectal form with palatalization of , 도긴개긴 (dogin'gaegin) is the standard form. However, 도찐개찐 (dojjin'gaejjin) is far more commonly used in practice.