대
Meanings
Noun
1. something large; something great
2. large (out of a set of two or three things, e.g. portion sizes at a restaurant) (in particular)
3. stalk (of herbaceous plants; especially of tall grasses like maize or sugarcane)
4. pole; long stick
5. resolve, determination (idiomatic)
6. generation (in a family, a dynasty, a descent group)
7. reign, period, era (after an attributing monarch or period)
8. era (geology)
9. pair
10. contrasting pair
11. versus, VS. (between two nouns)
12. platform
13. bamboo (uncommon in isolation)
14. army unit (of smaller size, from squad to regiment) (military)
Pronunciation
dae
Examples19
음과 양은 대를 이룬다.
Yin and yang form a contrasting pair.
남자 대 여자
men versus women
대가 세다
to be stubborn
대를 이어 내려온 전통
a tradition which has passed down the generations
남한 대 북한
South Korea versus North Korea
조선 대
Joseon era