허둥지둥

Korean

Etymology

Related to 허둥대다 (heodungdaeda, to hurry confusedly).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hʌ̹duŋd͡ʑiduŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heodungjidung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heodungjidung
McCune–Reischauer?hŏdungjidung
Yale Romanization?hetwungcitwung

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 허둥지둥 (heodungjidung)
Yang-form 하동지동 (hadongjidong)

허둥지둥 • (heodungjidung)

  1. helter-skelter, hurriedly

Synonyms

  • 허방지방 (heobangjibang)

Derived terms

  • 허둥지둥하다 (heodungjidunghada)
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