Korean

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 待遇.

Noun

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대우 (dae'u) (hanja 待遇)

  1. treatment; reception

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 對偶.

Noun

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대우 (dae'u) (hanja 對偶)

  1. (mathematics) contraposition