Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 總祕書, from (general) + 祕書 (secretary).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋbisʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chongbiseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chongbiseo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ongbisŏ
Yale Romanization?chōngpise

Noun edit

총비서 (chongbiseo) (hanja 總祕書)

  1. General Secretary of North Korea