Nuance Dictionary / People & Relationships
대접 Dae-jeop
The tangible validation of one's social status through the quality of service, reception, or hospitality received.
What does 대접 mean?
대접 (Dae-jeop) means: The tangible validation of one's social status through the quality of service, reception, or hospitality received.
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How it's actually used
- 이 돈 내고 이런 대접을 받는 건 좀 아니지 않나?
i don nae-go i-reon dae-jeop-eul bat-neun geon jom a-ni-ji an-na?
It’s not right to pay this much money and receive this kind of treatment, is it?
💡 Highlights the link between payment and the expectation of high-tier service. - 손님 대접을 제대로 하려면 과일이라도 좀 내와야지.
son-nim dae-jeop-eul je-dae-ro ha-ryeo-myeon gwa-il-i-ra-do jom nae-wa-ya-ji.
If you want to properly host a guest, you should at least bring out some fruit.
💡 Shows that '대접' is an active, performative duty of a host to make a guest feel valued. - 우리 회사에서는 신입 사원도 사람 대접을 해줘서 좋아.
u-ri hoe-sa-e-seo-neun sin-ip sa-won-do sa-ram dae-jeop-eul hae-jwo-seo jo-a.
I like that our company treats even the new hires with basic human respect.
💡 Demonstrates '사람 대접' as the baseline expectation of being treated like a human being rather than a cog.
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