장자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 長子 (eldest son).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangja
McCune–Reischauer?changja
Yale Romanization?cāngca

Noun

장자 (jangja) (hanja 長子)

  1. eldest son
    Synonyms: 맏아들 (madadeul), 큰아들 (keunadeul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 長者 (elder; senior).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangja
McCune–Reischauer?changja
Yale Romanization?cāngca

Noun

장자 (jangja) (hanja 長者)

  1. (Buddhism) wealthy patron of Buddhism (especially in ancient India)
  2. (often honorific) very wealthy person
    Synonym: 거부(巨富) (geobu)
    억만장자eongmanjangjabillionaire
  3. wise and virtuous older person
  4. (folklore) a rich and avaricious man, an archetype in Korean folktales
  5. (dated) adult
    Synonym: 어른 (eoreun)
  6. (dated) elder; senior
    Synonym: 어르신 (eoreusin)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 莊子 (Zhuangzi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jangja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jangja
McCune–Reischauer?Changja
Yale Romanization?cangca

Proper noun

장자 (Jangja) (hanja 莊子)

  1. Zhuangzi (ancient Daoist philosopher)
  2. the Zhuangzi (book of philosophy attributed to Zhuangzi)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.