방탄하다

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠ŋtʰa̠nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bangtanhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangtanhada
McCune–Reischauer?pangt'anhada
Yale Romanization?pangthan.hata

Etymology 1

방탄(防彈) (bangtan, bulletproof) +‎ 하다 (hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

방탄하다 • (bangtanhada) (infinitive 방탄해 or 방탄하여, sequential 방탄하니)

  1. to block bullets; to be bulletproof
  2. (figuratively) to shield or protect someone (especially from criticism or responsibility)

Etymology 2

방탄(放誕) (bangtan, wild speech) +‎ 하다 (hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Verb

방탄하다 • (bangtanhada) (infinitive 방탄해 or 방탄하여, sequential 방탄하니)

  1. to talk absurdly, ridiculously, or far-fetched