Korean edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

대박 (daebak) (hanja 大박)

  1. (colloquial) big win, great success, big hit
    대박을 터뜨리다daebag-eul teotteuridato make a big success/to hit the jackpot

Interjection edit

대박 (daebak) (hanja 大박)

  1. (colloquial) terrific; awesome; great