총독

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 總督.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋdo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)독]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Chongdok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Chongdog
    McCune–Reischauer?Ch'ongdok
    Yale Romanization?chōngtok

    Noun

    총독 • (chongdok) (hanja 總督)

    1. (historical) zongdu; governor-general; viceroy (of a Chinese province)
    2. governor-general; viceroy (of a colony, etc.)
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