동상이몽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 同 (“same”) + 床 (“bed”) + 異 (“different”) + 夢 (“dreams”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ŋsʰa̠ŋimo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동상이몽]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongsang'imong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongsang'imong
McCune–Reischauer?tongsangimong
Yale Romanization?tongsangimong

Noun

동상이몽 • (dongsang'imong) (hanja 同床異夢) (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese)

  1. (of a married couple) not getting along; being in discord
  2. (figurative, of people who live or work together) having different opinions and plans
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