총아

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 寵兒, from 寵 (“pamper, spoil”) + 兒 (“child”).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)아]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	chong'a
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	chong'a
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'onga
Yale Romanization^?	chōnga

총아 • (chong'a) (hanja 寵兒)

the darling (of)
이 소설가 는 현대 한국 문단 의 총아이다.
I soseolga-neun hyeondae han'guk mundan-ui chong'a-ida.
This novelist is the darling of modern Korean literary circles.
emblem, chief beneficiary; something emblematic of, or which has expanded greatly due to
대도시 는 근대 산업 문명 의 총아이다.
Daedosi-neun geundae saneommunmyeong-ui chong'a-ida.
The metropolis is an emblem of modern industrial civilization.