대쪽

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Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Korean 대ᄧᅩᆨ (taypcwok), equivalent to (dae, bamboo) +‎ (jjok, piece).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daejjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dae'jjog
McCune–Reischauer?taetchok
Yale Romanization?tay.ccok

Noun

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대쪽 (daejjok)

  1. split bamboo stem; a cut piece of bamboo
    Synonyms: 댓조각 (daetjogak), 죽편(竹片) (jukpyeon)
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in similes) honesty, uprightness
    대쪽 같은 사람daejjok gateun saraman honest person (literally, “a person like a cut piece of bamboo”)

Derived terms

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