당나라 군대

당나라 군대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean term from 당(唐)나라 (dangnara, “Tang dynasty”) +‎ 군대(軍隊) (gundae, “army”). The origin of the phrase is not clear, because the actual Tang dynasty had a very competent military.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ŋna̠ɾa̠ kundɛ] ~ [ta̠ŋna̠ɾa̠ kunde̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [당나라 군대/당나라 군데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Dangnara gundae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Dangnala gundae
McCune–Reischauer?	Tangnara kundae
Yale Romanization?	tangnala kwuntay

Noun

당나라 군대 • (dangnara gundae) (hanja 唐— 軍隊)

1. (figuratively) incompetent army

   Synonym: 오합지졸(烏合之卒) (ohapjijol)

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 당(唐)나라 (Dangnara),‎ 군대(軍隊) (gundae): the army of the Tang dynasty