도태

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淘汰.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dotae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dotae
McCune–Reischauer?tot'ae
Yale Romanization?to.thay

Noun

도태 (dotae) (hanja 淘汰)

  1. an elimination of (something bad or unsuitable)
  2. a culling out, weeding out