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외교관

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡjoɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡjoɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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외교관 (oegyogwan) (hanja 外交官)

  1. diplomat