황당무계하다

Korean

Etymology

황당무계 (荒唐無稽, hwangdangmugye) + 하다 (hada, adjective/verb-deriving light verb)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(Seoul dialect, key): [ɸwa̠ŋda̠ŋmuɡje̞ɦa̠da̠] ~ [ɸwa̠ŋda̠ŋmuɡe̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [/]
Revised Romanization? hwangdangmugyehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwangdangmugyehada
McCune–Reischauer? hwangdangmugyehada
Yale Romanization? hwangtangmukyeyhata

Adjective

황당무계하다 (hwangdangmugyehada) (infinitive 황당무계해 or 황당무계하여, sequential 황당무계하니)

  1. to be nonsensical, to be very absurd, to be balderdash
    황당무계한 아는데, 항상 바퀴벌레 귀엽다고 생각해 왔어.
    Hwangdangmugyehan marin jul aneunde, nan hangsang bakwibeollega gwiyeopdago saenggakhae wasseo.
    I know it's utterly ridiculous to say, but I've always thought cockroaches look cute.
  • 황당하다 (荒唐, hwangdanghada, “to be absurd, to be dumbfounding”)

Conjugation

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