"시도 때도 없다" meaning in All languages combined

See 시도 때도 없다 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Korean]

IPA: [ɕʰido̞ t͈ɛdo̞ ɘ(ː)p̚t͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ɕʰido̞ t͈e̞do̞ ɘ(ː)p̚t͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: si-do ttae-do eopda [romanization]
Etymology: 시(時) (si, “time, hour”, Sino-Korean word) + -도 (-do, “even”) + 때 (ttae, “time, moment”, native Korean word) + -도 (-do, “even”) + 없다 (eopda, “to be without”): "to be without [a specific] hour or moment [for it to occur]" > "to occur at any moment, to be recurrent". Compare 한(限)도 끝도 없다 (han-do kkeut-do eopda), again juxtaposing a Sino-Korean word with a native synonym for emphasis. Etymology templates: {{compound|ko|시(時)|-도|때|-도|없다|pos1=Sino-Korean word|pos3=native Korean word|t1=time, hour|t2=even|t3=time, moment|t4=even|t5=to be without}} 시(時) (si, “time, hour”, Sino-Korean word) + -도 (-do, “even”) + 때 (ttae, “time, moment”, native Korean word) + -도 (-do, “even”) + 없다 (eopda, “to be without”) Head templates: {{ko-pos|idiom|head=시-도 때-도 없다}} 시도 때도 없다 • (si-do ttae-do eopda)
  1. to be recurrent Tags: idiomatic
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