한도 끝도 없다

Korean

Etymology

한(限) (han, “limit”, Sino-Korean word) +‎ 도 (-do, “even”) +‎ 끝 (kkeut, “end”, native Korean word) +‎ 도 (-do, “even”) +‎ 없다 (eopda, “to be without”): "to have neither limit nor end".

Compare 시(時)도 때도 없다 (si-do ttae-do eopda), again juxtaposing a Sino-Korean word with a native synonym for emphasis.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ndo̞ k͈ɯt̚t͈o̞ ɘ(ː)p̚t͈a̠]
Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)도 끋또 업(ː)따]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hando kkeutdo eopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hando kkeutdo eobsda
McCune–Reischauer^?	hando kkŭtto ŏpta
Yale Romanization^?	hānto kkuthto ēpsta

Idiom

한 도 끝 도 없다 • (han-do kkeut-do eopda)

to be endless; to be limitless; to be uncountable