Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大同小異.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ŋsʰo̞i] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ŋsʰo̞i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daedongsoi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daedongsoi
McCune–Reischauer?taedongsoi
Yale Romanization?tāytongsoi

Noun

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대동소이 (daedongsoi) (hanja 大同小異)

  1. being almost the same

Derived terms

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