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, because the actual Tang dynasty had a very competent military.
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 |
Noun
당나라 군대 • (dangnara gundae) (hanja 唐— 軍隊)
- (figurative) incompetent army
- Synonym: 오합지졸(烏合之卒) (ohapjijol)
- 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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