허둥지둥

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 허둥지둥. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 허둥지둥, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 허둥지둥 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 허둥지둥 you have here. The definition of the word 허둥지둥 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of허둥지둥, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Korean

Etymology

Related to 허둥대다 (heodungdaeda, to hurry confusedly).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heodungjidung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heodungjidung
McCune–Reischauer?hŏdungjidung
Yale Romanization?hetwungcitwung

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 허둥지둥 (heodungjidung)
Yang-form 하동지동 (hadongjidong)

허둥지둥 (heodungjidung)

  1. helter-skelter, hurriedly

Synonyms

Derived terms