도태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淘汰.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞tʰɛ] ~ [to̞tʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [도태/도테]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dotae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dotae
McCune–Reischauer?	tot'ae
Yale Romanization?	to.thay

Noun

도태 • (dotae) (hanja 淘汰)

1. an elimination of (something bad or unsuitable)
2. a culling out, weeding out