동귀어진

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 同歸於盡.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ŋɡɥiʌ̹d͡ʑin] ~ [to̞ŋɡyʌ̹d͡ʑin]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?donggwieojin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggwieojin
    McCune–Reischauer?tonggwiŏjin
    Yale Romanization?tongkwiecin

    Noun

    동귀어진 • (donggwieojin) (hanja 同歸於盡)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese, especially wuxia) perishing together with one's foes