한도 끝도 없다

Korean

Etymology

한(限) (han, “limit”, Sino-Korean word) +‎ 도 (do, “even”) +‎ 끝 (kkeut, “end”, native Korean word) +‎ 도 (do, “even”) +‎ 없다 (eopda, “to be without”): "to have neither limit nor end".

Compare 시(時)도 때도 없다 (sido ttaedo eopda), again juxtaposing a Sino-Korean word with a native synonym for emphasis.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ndo̞ k͈ɯt̚t͈o̞ ʌ̹(ː)p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)도 끋또 업(ː)따]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hando kkeutdo eopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hando kkeutdo eobsda
McCune–Reischauer?hando kkŭtto ŏpta
Yale Romanization?hānto kkuth.to ēps.ta

Idiom

한도 끝도 없다 • (hando kkeutdo eopda)

  1. to be endless; to be limitless; to be uncountable
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