대오

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 隊伍.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛo̞] ~ [te̞o̞]
Phonetic hangul: [대오/데오]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dae'o
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dae'o
McCune–Reischauer^?	taeo
Yale Romanization^?	tay.o

Noun

대오 • (dae'o) (hanja 隊伍)

ranks; formation; procession
- 1982, “수령님을 따라 천만리 당을 따라 천만리 [suryeongnimeul ttara cheonmalli dang'eul ttara cheonmalli, Myriad Miles Following the Leader, Myriads Miles Following the Party]”, Ri Jong-sul (리정술) (lyrics), Ri Hak-bom (리학범) (music):
  당 의 의지 로 폭풍 을 헤치며
  백전백승 의 대오는 나간다
  제국주의아성을 짓부시 며
  투쟁 속 에 새 시대 개척한다
  Dan-g'ui uiji-ro pokpun-g'eul hechi-myeo
  Baekjeonbaekseun-g'ui dae'o-neun naganda
  Jegukjuuiaseon-g'eul jitbusi-myeo
  Tujaengsog-e saesidae gaecheokhanda
  With the Party’s will, we press on through raging storms;
  The ever-victorious ranks march forward.
  We smash the imperialist strongholds,
  And in struggle, we usher in a new era.