최대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最大, from 最 (“most”) + 大 (“great”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)de̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)de̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)대/최(ː)대/췌(ː)데/최(ː)데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	choedae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	choedae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'oedae
Yale Romanization?	chōytay

Noun

최대 • (choedae) (hanja 最大)

1. the greatest; the largest

Related terms

• 최강 (最強, choegang, “strongest”)
• 최고 (最高, choego, “highest”)
• 최다 (最多, choeda, “most numerous”)