응당

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋda̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)당]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eungdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eungdang
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭngdang
Yale Romanization?	ūngtang

Adverb

응당 • (eungdang) (hanja 應當)

1. rightly, deservedly
2. ought to, should, must (treat as an adverb)

Synonyms

• 당연히 (當然, dang'yeonhi, “rightly, naturally”)
• 자연히 (自然, jayeonhi, “naturally”)
• 마땅히 (mattanghi, “rightly, properly”)