Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 威風堂堂.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wipungdangdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wipungdangdang
McCune–Reischauer?wip'ungdangdang
Yale Romanization?wi.phungtangtang

Noun edit

위풍당당 (wipungdangdang) (hanja 威風堂堂)

  1. being majestic, being stately

Usage notes edit

  • Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 위풍당당 (wipungdangdang) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 위풍당당하다 (wipungdangdang-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 위풍당당함 (wipungdangdang-ham).

Derived terms edit