대변

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大便

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

Noun

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 大便)

1. excrement, feces, stool

   대변을 보다.

   daebyeoneul boda.

   to do number 2.

Synonyms

• 똥 (ttong)