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.)