대쪽

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 대ᄧᅩᆨ (taypcwok), equivalent to 대 (dae, “bamboo”) +‎ 쪽 (jjok, “piece”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚] ~ [te̞t͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [대쪽/데쪽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daejjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dae'jjog
McCune–Reischauer?	taetchok
Yale Romanization?	tay.ccok

Noun

대쪽 • (daejjok)

1. split bamboo stem; a cut piece of bamboo

   Synonyms: 댓조각 (daetjogak), 죽편(竹片) (jukpyeon)

2. (figuratively, chiefly in similes) honesty, uprightness

   대쪽 같은 사람 ― daejjok gateun saram ― an honest person (literally, “a person like a cut piece of bamboo”)

Derived terms

• 대쪽칼 (daejjok'kal)