"동문서답" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [to̞ŋmunsʰʌ̹da̠p̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: dongmunseodap [romanization], 東問西答 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 東問西答 (“eastern question, western reply”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|東問西答|eastern question, western reply}} Sino-Korean word from 東問西答 (“eastern question, western reply”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=東問西答}} 동문서답 • (dongmunseodap) (hanja 東問西答)
  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) an irrelevant answer

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 동문서답 meaning in Korean (1.7kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "東問西答",
        "2": "eastern question, western reply"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 東問西答 (“eastern question, western reply”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 東問西答 (“eastern question, western reply”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dongmunseodap",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "東問西答",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "東問西答"
      },
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      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an irrelevant answer"
      ],
      "id": "en-동문서답-ko-noun-QCSyRoT2",
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          "four-character idiom from Classical Chinese",
          "고사성어"
        ],
        [
          "irrelevant",
          "irrelevant"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "four-character idiom from Classical Chinese",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) an irrelevant answer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ŋmunsʰʌ̹da̠p̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[동문서답]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "동문서답"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "東問西答",
        "2": "eastern question, western reply"
      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dongmunseodap",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "東問西答",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "hanja": "東問西答"
      },
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      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "Korean four-character idioms",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean nouns",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Sino-Korean words"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an irrelevant answer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four-character idiom from Classical Chinese",
          "고사성어"
        ],
        [
          "irrelevant",
          "irrelevant"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) an irrelevant answer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ŋmunsʰʌ̹da̠p̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[동문서답]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "동문서답"
}

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