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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | samdae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | samdae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | samdae |
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| Yale Romanization? | samtay |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 삼(三) (sam, “three”) + 대(代) (dae, “generation”).
Noun
삼대 • (samdae) (hanja 三代)
- three generations
- 삼대 가는 부자 없다. ― Samdae ganeun buja eopda. ― Wealth is never passed down more than three generations.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 삼(三) (sam, “three”) + 대(大) (dae, “big”).
Determiner
삼대 • (samdae) (hanja 三大)
- big three
Noun
삼대 • (samdae) (hanja 三大)
- the Three Greatnesses from the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: 체대(體大) (chedae), 상대(相大) (sangdae) and 용대(用大) (yongdae).
Etymology 3
Of native Korean origin. From 삼 (sam, “hemp”) + 대 (dae, “stem, stalk”).
Noun
삼대 • (samdae)
- Synonym of 마경(麻莖) (magyeong, “hemp stalk”)