대변

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)bjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)bjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)변/데(ː)변]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daebyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daebyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	taebyŏn
Yale Romanization?	tāypyen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大便.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 대〯변〯 (Yale: tǎybyěn).

Noun

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 大便)

1. (formal) excrement, feces, stool

   Synonym: 똥 (ttong, “dung, poop, shit”)

Derived terms

• 대변(大便)보다 (daebyeonboda, “to defecate”)

See also

• 소변(小便) (sobyeon, “urine”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 代辯.

Noun

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 代辯)

1. speaking for another, representing another

Derived terms

• 대변(代辯)되다 (daebyeondoeda)
• 대변(代辯)하다 (daebyeonhada)
• 대변인(代辯人) (daebyeonin)
• 대변적(代辯的) (daebyeonjeok)