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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