당나라 군대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean term from 당(唐)나라 (Dangnara, “Tang dynasty”) +‎ 군대(軍隊) (gundae, “army”). The origin of the phrase is not clear.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠ŋna̠ɾa̠ kundɛ] ~ [ta̠ŋna̠ɾa̠ kunde̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [당나라 군대/당나라 군데]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Dangnara gundae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Dangnala gundae
McCune–Reischauer?Tangnara kundae
Yale Romanization?tangnala kwuntay

Phrase

당나라 군대 • (dangnara gundae) (hanja 唐— 軍隊)

  1. (figurative) incompetent army
    Synonym: 오합지졸(烏合之卒) (ohapjijol)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 당(唐)나라 (Dangnara),‎ 군대(軍隊) (gundae): the army of the Tang dynasty
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