최선책

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最善策.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰe̞k̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)선책/최(ː)선책/췌(ː)선첵/최(ː)선첵]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	choeseonchaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	choeseonchaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'oesŏnch'aek
Yale Romanization?	chōysen.chayk

Noun

최선책 • (choeseonchaek) (hanja 最善策)

1. the best plan/scheme; the best course of action

See also

• 차선책(次善策) (chaseonchaek)