일당백

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 一 (“one”) + 當 (“faced with; versus”) + 百 (“a hundred”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɭt͈a̠ŋbɛk̚] ~ [iɭt͈a̠ŋbe̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [일땅백/일땅벡]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ildangbaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ildangbaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?iltangbaek
    Yale Romanization?ilqtangpayk

    Noun

    일당백 • (ildangbaek) (hanja 一當百)

    1. each man being a match for a hundred; one that is worth a hundred enemies
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