청와대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靑瓦臺.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋwa̠dɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋwa̠de̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [청와대/청와데]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Cheong'wadae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Cheong'wadae
McCune–Reischauer?Ch'ŏngwadae
Yale Romanization?chengwatay

Proper noun

청와대 • (Cheong'wadae) (hanja 靑瓦臺)

  1. Blue House (executive office and residence of the President of the Republic of Korea in Seoul)
  2. (metonymic) the South Korean presidency and its administration
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