삼대

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mdɛ] ~ [sʰa̠mde̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼대/삼데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samdae
McCune–Reischauer?	samdae
Yale Romanization?	samtay

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 삼(三) (sam, “three”) + 대(代) (dae, “generation”).

Noun

삼대 • (samdae) (hanja 三代)

1. three generations

   삼대 가는 부자 없다. ― Samdae ganeun buja eopda. ― Wealth is never passed down more than three generations.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 삼(三) (sam, “three”) + 대(大) (dae, “big”).

Determiner

삼대 • (samdae) (hanja 三大)

1. big three

Noun

삼대 • (samdae) (hanja 三大)

1. the Three Greatnesses from the Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: 체대(體大) (chedae), 상대(相大) (sangdae) and 용대(用大) (yongdae).

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. From 삼 (sam, “hemp”) +‎ 대 (dae, “stem, stalk”).

Noun

삼대 • (samdae)

1. Synonym of 마경(麻莖) (magyeong, “hemp stalk”)