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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 탄탄(坦坦) (tantan, “wide and flat”) + 대로(大路) (daero, “avenue, great road”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | tantandaero |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tantandaelo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ant'andaero |
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| Yale Romanization? | thānthantaylo |
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Noun
탄탄대로 • (tantandaero) (hanja 坦坦大路) (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese)
- (literally) wide, easy road for travel
- (figurative, more common) bright, guaranteed future
명문대에 입학한 이후 인생길이 탄탄대로일 줄 알았지만 단단히 착각이었다.- Myeongmundae-e iphakhan ihu insaengkkir-i tantandaero-il jul aratjiman dandanhi chakgag-ieotda.
- After I got into a top university, I thought my life would be guaranteed for success, but I was totally mistaken.