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TOPIK 6noun

언어도단

eoneododan [어너도단]

언어도단이 · 언어도단을

outrageous, beyond words, absurd

Example

어린 아이들을 이용해 돈을 벌다니 정말 언어도단입니다.

Using young children to make money is simply outrageous.

Word parts

언 speech어 words도 way단 cut off

Literally 'the path of words is cut off'.

Good to know

Originally a Buddhist term for truth beyond words; today it means 'outrageous'.