뜻밖

Korean

Etymology

From 뜻 (tteut, “meaning, mind”) + 밖 (bak, “outside”). Compare the similarly-structured Chinese word 意外 (yìwài) (의외 (uioe), "unexpected; outside one's idea").

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɯt̚p͈a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [뜯빡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteutbak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteusbakk
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŭtpak
Yale Romanization?	ttuspakk

Noun

뜻밖 • (tteutbak)

1. unexpectedness, surprise

Derived terms

• 뜻밖에 (tteutbakke)