장수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 長壽, from 長 (“long”) + 壽 (“old age”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [장수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangsu
McCune–Reischauer?	changsu
Yale Romanization?	cangswu

Noun

장수 • (jangsu) (hanja 長壽)

1. longevity

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 將帥

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangsu
McCune–Reischauer?	changsu
Yale Romanization?	cāngswu

Noun

장수 • (jangsu) (hanja 將帥)

1. general; commander

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 章 (“chapter”) + 數 (“number”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [장수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangsu
McCune–Reischauer?	changsu
Yale Romanization?	cangswu

Noun

장수 • (jangsu) (hanja 章數)

1. number of chapters

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 漿 (“viscous liquid”) + 水 (“water”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [장수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangsu
McCune–Reischauer?	changsu
Yale Romanization?	cangswu

Noun

장수 • (jangsu) (hanja 漿水)

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