대사관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大使館, from 大使 (“ambassador”) + 館 (“accommodation”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)sʰa̠ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)sʰa̠ɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)사관/데(ː)사관]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daesagwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daesagwan
McCune–Reischauer?	taesagwan
Yale Romanization?	tāysakwan

Noun

대사관 • (daesagwan) (hanja 大使館)

1. an embassy

See also

• 영사관(領事館) (yeongsagwan)