대변

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

Sino-Korean word from 大便.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 대〯변〯 (Yale: tǎybyěn).

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 大便)

1. (formal) excrement, feces, stool

   Synonym: 똥 (ttong, “dung, poop, shit”)

Sino-Korean word from 代辯.

대변 • (daebyeon) (hanja 代辯)

1. speaking for another, representing another