대로

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɾo̞] ~ [te̞ɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [대로/데로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daero
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daelo
McCune–Reischauer?	taero
Yale Romanization?	taylo

Dependent noun

대로 • (daero)

1. (in) the same way as, the manner of
   • 내가 처음 말한대로 당신 혼자 결정하면 되잖아요.

     Nae-ga cheo'eum malhandaero dangsin honja gyeoljeonghamyeon doejanayo.

     Like I said at the beginning, it's up to you to decide for yourself.

2. (at) the same time as, as soon as

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 大路

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾo̞] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)로/데(ː)로]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daero
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daelo
McCune–Reischauer?	taero
Yale Romanization?	tāylo

Noun

대로 • (daero) (hanja 大路)

1. main road; boulevard