좌우명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 座右銘

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)umjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)우명]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwaumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwaumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?chwaumyŏng
Yale Romanization?cwāwumyeng

Noun

좌우명 • (jwaumyeong) (hanja 座右銘)

  1. motto

Synonyms
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