참대
Korean
Etymology
참 (cham) + 대 (dae), possibly related to Japanese 真竹 (madake).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mdɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠mde̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [참대/참데]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chamdae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chamdae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'amdae |
| Yale Romanization? | chamtay |
Noun
참대 • (chamdae)
- timber bamboo, madake (Phyllostachys reticulata)
- (North Korea, by extension) bamboo
- 1992, “어머니 우리 당이 바란다면 [eomeoni uri dang'i barandamyeon, If Our Mother Party Wishes]”, Jo Ryong-chul (조령출) (lyrics), Kim Mun-Hyok (김문혁) (music):
- 어머니 우리 당이 참대같이 살라면
나는야 한마음 푸른 참대 되리라
모진 바람 불어와도 한생을 굽힘없이- Eomeoni uri dan-g'i chamdae-gachi sal-lamyeon
Naneun-ya hanma'eum pureun chamdae doe-rira
Mojin baram bureowa-do hansaen-g'eul guphimeopsi - Better live like a bamboo—should our mother Party say so,
Wholeheartedly will I live like a verdant bamboo,
unbending throughout my life however heavily the wind blows.
- Eomeoni uri dan-g'i chamdae-gachi sal-lamyeon
- 2015, “죽어도 혁명신념 버리지 말자 [jugeodo hyeongmyeongsinnyeom beoriji malja, We Would Rather Die Than Abandon Our Revolutionary Beliefs]”, Ri Ji-song (리지성) (lyrics), U Jong-hui (우정희) (music):
- 죽어도 혁명신념 버리지 말자
열백번 불에 타도 곧음을 잃지 않은
참대 참대처럼- Jugeo-do hyeongmyeongsinnyeom beori-ji malja
Yeolbaekbeon bur-e ta-do godeum-eul il-chi aneun
Chamdae chamdae-cheoreom - We would rather die than give up our revolutionary beliefs.
Being burnt a thousand times, the uprightness shall never lose,
Like bamboo, just like bamboo.
- Jugeo-do hyeongmyeongsinnyeom beori-ji malja
Synonyms
(Phyllostachys reticulata):
(bamboo):
Derived terms
- 참대곰 (chamdaegom, “panda”) (North Korea)
- 참대순 (chamdaesun, “bamboo shoot”) (North Korea)