도당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 徒黨.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)da̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)당]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dodang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dodang
McCune–Reischauer?	todang
Yale Romanization?	tōtang

Noun

도당 • (dodang) (hanja 徒黨)

1. a group of people pursuing wrong or evil targets

   북한은 남한을 "미제의 괴뢰 도당" 이라고 비방한다.

   bukhan-eun namhan-eul mije-ui goeroe dodang irago bibanghanda.

   North Korea slanders South Korea as "group of puppets under American Imperialism".