제왕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 帝王.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)wa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)왕]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jewang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jewang
McCune–Reischauer?	chewang
Yale Romanization?	cēywang

Noun

제왕 • (jewang) (hanja 帝王)

1. emperor; king

Synonyms

• 황제 (hwangje)

Derived terms

• 제왕나비 (帝王‒, jewangnabi, “monarch butterfly”)