참주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 僭主.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamju
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amju
Yale Romanization?	chāmcwu

Noun

참주 • (chamju) (hanja 僭主)

1. tyrant; despot