Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 과대(過大) (gwadae) + 평가(評價) (pyeongga).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)dɛpʰjʌ̹ŋk͈a̠] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)de̞pʰjʌ̹ŋk͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwadaepyeongga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwadaepyeongga
McCune–Reischauer?kwadaep'yŏngka
Yale Romanization?kwātay.phyengqka

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 과대평가하다
Passive 과대평가되다

과대평가 (gwadaepyeongga) (hanja 過大評價)

  1. overvalue, overestimation
    Antonym: 과소평가(過小評價) (gwasopyeongga)