대신

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 代身, from (replacement) + (body)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesin
McCune–Reischauer?taesin
Yale Romanization?tāysin

Noun

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대신 (daesin) (hanja 代身)

  1. substitution, replacement (with (e), it is often translated as "instead of", "in place of", etc.)
    가는 대신에 집에서 있었어요.
    ga-neun daesin-e jib-eseo isseosseoyo.
    [I, you, he/she...] stayed home instead of going.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb form of 대다 (daeda, “to touch or put”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesin
McCune–Reischauer?taesin
Yale Romanization?tāysin

Verb

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대신 (daesin)

  1. Past honorific modifier of 대다 (daeda, “to touch or put”).