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
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