청국장

Korean

청국장 (cheonggukjang)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淸麴醬.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [청국짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonggukjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonggugjang
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnggukchang
Yale Romanization?	chengkwukcang

Noun

청국장 • (cheonggukjang) (hanja 淸麴醬)

1. a sort of stew made of fermented beans that has a very distinctive smell that is much akin to the Japanese natto