뜻밖

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Korean

Etymology

From (tteut, “meaning, mind”) + (bak, “outside”). Compare the similarly-structured Chinese word 意外 (yìwài) (의외 (uioe), "unexpected; outside one's idea").

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tteutbak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tteusbakk
McCune–Reischauer?ttŭtpak
Yale Romanization?ttuspakk

Noun

뜻밖 (tteutbak)

  1. unexpectedness, surprise

Derived terms