대신

Sino-Korean word from 代身, from 代 (“replacement”) + 身 (“body”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)신/데(ː)신]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

대신 • (daesin) (hanja 代身)

1. substitution, replacement (with 에 (e), it is often translated as "instead of", "in place of", etc.)

   가는 대신에 집에서 있었어요.

   ga-neun daesin-e jib-eseo isseosseoyo.

   [I, you, he/she...] stayed home instead of going.

• 대신하다 (代身하다, daesinhada, “to take the place of”)

Verb form of 대다 (daeda, “to touch or put”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɕʰin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)신/데(ː)신]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

대신 • (daesin)

1. Past honorific modifier of 대다 (daeda, “to touch or put”).