총리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 總理.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋni]
• Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)니]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chongli
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ongni
Yale Romanization?	chōngli

Noun

총리 • (chongni) (hanja 總理)

1. prime minister

Derived terms

• 부총리(副總理) (buchongni, “deputy prime minister”)