-다 뿐이지

Korean

Etymology

-다 (-da) +‎ (ppun) +‎ -이- (-i-) +‎ -지 (-ji).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠ p͈unid͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ ]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?da ppuniji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?da ppun'iji
McCune–Reischauer?ta ppuniji
Yale Romanization?ta ppun.ici

Suffix

• (-da ppun-i-ji)

  1. synonym of (-eul ppun-i-ji)
    • 2010 July 28, “고구마 줄기처럼 나오는 비선 라인 [goguma julgicheoreom naoneun biseon rain]”, in Kyunghyang Shinmun[1]:
      권력 다 뿐이지 영락없이 조폭 행태 닮았다.
      Gwollyeog-ui tal-man sseot-da ppuniji yeongnageopsi jopog-ui haengtae-reul dalmatda.
      It is merely that they have put on the mask of authority; their behavior resembles that of gangsters.