독불장군
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 獨不將軍 (“one cannot be a general alone”). The term appears to have originally been a chengyu-type proverb, but was turned into a noun describing the people the proverb would have been used for.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞k̚p͈uʎd͡ʑa̠ŋɡun]
- Phonetic hangul: [독뿔장군]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | dokbuljanggun |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dogbuljanggun |
McCune–Reischauer? | tokpuljanggun |
Yale Romanization? | tokpulcangkwun |