뜻밖

Korean

Etymology

From 뜻 (tteut, “meaning, mind”) + 밖 (bak, “outside”). Compare the similarly-structured Chinese word 意外 (yìwài) (의외 (uioe), "unexpected; outside one's idea").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͈ɯt̚p͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[뜯빡]
Revised Romanization? tteutbak
Revised Romanization (translit.)? tteusbakk
McCune–Reischauer? ttŭtpak
Yale Romanization? ttusqpakk

Noun

뜻밖 • (tteutbak)

  1. unexpectedness, surprise

Derived terms
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