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 (si-do ttae-do eopda), again juxtaposing a Sino-Korean word with a native synonym for emphasis.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ndo̞ k͈ɯt̚t͈o̞ ɘ(ː)p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)도 끋또 업(ː)따]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most 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 kkuthto ēpsta

Idiom

한도 끝도 없다 • (han-do kkeut-do eopda)

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