타령

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [타(ː)령]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?taryeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?talyeong
McCune–Reischauer?t'aryŏng
Yale Romanization?thālyeng

Noun

타령 • (taryeong) (usually no hanja; sometimes 打令)

  1. (music) taryong
  2. (by extension, derogatory) same old words
    매일 그 타령
    maeil geu taryeong
    always those same old words
    평화 타령
    pyeonghwa taryeong
    always talking about peace and reconciliation

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 打鈴／打铃 (dǎlíng), 打令 (dǎlìng)
  • → Japanese: 打令 (taryon)
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