외교관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外交官, from 外交 (“diplomacy”) + 官 (“official”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡjoɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡjoɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)교관/외(ː)교관]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oegyogwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oegyogwan
McCune–Reischauer?oegyogwan
Yale Romanization?ōykyokwan

Noun

외교관 • (oegyogwan) (hanja 外交官)

  1. diplomat
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