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)

unexpectedness, surprise

Derived terms

뜻밖에 (tteutbakke)