대신

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 代身, from 代 (“replacement”) + 身 (“body”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)신/데(ː)신]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesin
McCune–Reischauer?taesin
Yale Romanization?tāysin

Noun

대신 • (daesin) (hanja 代身)

  1. substitution, replacement (with 에 (e), it is often translated as "instead of", "in place of", etc.)
    가는 대신에 집에서 있었어요.
    ga-neun daesin-e jib-eseo isseosseoyo.
    [I, you, he/she...] stayed home instead of going.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb form of 대다 (daeda, “to touch or put”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)신/데(ː)신]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daesin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daesin
McCune–Reischauer?taesin
Yale Romanization?tāysin

Verb

대신 • (daesin)

  1. Past honorific modifier of 대다 (daeda, “to touch or put”).
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