원체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 元體.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [원체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonche
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnch'e
Yale Romanization?	wen.chey

Adverb

원체 • (wonche) (hanja 元體)

1. so; very

   Synonym: 워낙 (wonak)

2. by nature

   Synonym: 워낙 (wonak)

   • 2018 November 23, 곽윤직 [gwagyunjik], “사랑이 넘치는 푸른 섬, 대청도 [sarang'i neomchineun pureun seom, daecheongdo]”, in KBS 교양 [KBS gyoyang]‎^[1], 인천광역시 옹진군 대청면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ongjin'gun daecheongmyeon]:

     올해 고 홍어는 잡히는데 꽃기가 원체 안 나온데 그래도 이게 멸치도 잡혀가지구...

     Olhae go hong'eo-neun japhi-neunde kkotgi-ga wonche an naonde geuraedo ige myeolchi-do japhyeogajigu...

     Even though we caught skate this year, we usually did not catch a lot of gazami crabs, though because we caught anchovies as well...

Noun

원체 • (wonche) (hanja 元體)

1. original form