사무총장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 사무(事務) (samu) + 총장(總長) (chongjang).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)mut͡ɕʰo̞ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)무총장]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?samuchongjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?samuchongjang
McCune–Reischauer?samuch'ongjang
Yale Romanization?sāmu.chongcang

Noun

사무총장 • (samuchongjang) (hanja 事務總長)

  1. secretary general
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