대쪽

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From Early Modern Korean, Middle Korean 대ᄧᅩᆨ (taypcwok), equivalent to 대 (dae), short for 대나무 (daenamu, “bamboo”) + 쪽 (jjok), from 쪼개다 (jjogaeda, “to split”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚] ~ [te̞t͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대쪽/데쪽]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daejjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dae'jjog
McCune–Reischauer?taetchok
Yale Romanization?tay.ccok

Noun

대쪽 • (daejjok)

  1. split bamboo stem; a cut piece of bamboo
    Synonyms: 댓조각 (daetjogak), 죽편(竹片) (jukpyeon)
  2. honesty, uprightness
    대쪽 같은 사람 ― daejjok gateun saram ― an honest person

Derived terms
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