Blue House

English

The Blue House

Etymology

From the blue tiles used to tile its roof; by analogy with the White House.

Proper noun

the Blue House

1. The executive mansion of South Korea, in Seoul, housing the residence and office of the President of South Korea

Related terms

• White House

Translations

executive mansion of South Korea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 青瓦臺 / 青瓦台 (zh) (Qīngwǎtái)

• Georgian: ლურჯი სახლი (lurǯi saxli)
• German: Blaues Haus n, Cheongwadae n
• Japanese: 青瓦台 (せいがだい, Seigadai)
• Khmer: និលវិមាន (nɨlvimiən), វិមានខៀវ (vimiənkhiəw)
• Korean: 청와대(靑瓦臺) (Cheong'wadae)
• Vietnamese: Nhà Xanh, Thanh Ngõa Đài