대체

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大體.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛt͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [te̞t͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대체/데체]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeche
McCune–Reischauer?taech'e
Yale Romanization?tay.chey

Noun

대체 • (daeche) (hanja 大體)

  1. main principle; outline

Adverb

대체 • (daeche) (hanja 大體)

  1. almost

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 代替.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)체/데(ː)체]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeche
McCune–Reischauer?taech'e
Yale Romanization?tāy.chey

Noun

대체 • (daeche) (hanja 代替)

  1. substitute; replacement
Derived terms
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