Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 座右銘

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)umjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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 edit

좌우명 (jwaumyeong) (hanja 座右銘)

  1. motto

Synonyms edit