타령

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [타(ː)령]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taryeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	talyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aryŏng
Yale Romanization?	thālyeng

Noun

타령 • (taryeong) (usually no hanja; sometimes 打令)

1. (music) taryong
2. (by extension, derogatory) same old words

   매일 그 타령

   maeil geu taryeong

   always those same old words

   평화 타령

   pyeonghwa taryeong

   always talking about peace and reconciliation

Descendants

• → Chinese: 打鈴／打铃 (dǎlíng), 打令 (dǎlìng)
• → Japanese: 打令 (taryon)