허둥지둥

Korean

Etymology

Related to 허둥대다 (heodungdaeda, “to hurry confusedly”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hʌ̹duŋd͡ʑiduŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [허둥지둥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heodungjidung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heodungjidung
McCune–Reischauer?	hŏdungjidung
Yale Romanization?	hetwungcitwung

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	허둥지둥 (heodungjidung)
Yang-form	하동지동 (hadongjidong)

허둥지둥 • (heodungjidung)

1. helter-skelter, hurriedly

Derived terms

• 허둥지둥하다 (heodungjidunghada)

Synonyms

• 허방지방 (heobangjibang)