장수
Meanings
Noun
1. longevity
2. general, commander
3. number of chapters
4. a dish made from millet rice simmered a long time
5. seller, merchant
6. imprisonment after beating or flogging (of a criminal) as a punishment (historical)
7. funeral expenses
8. camphor tree (botany)
9. long sleeves
10. elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
11. the number of sheets of paper, glass, etc.
Pronunciation
jangsu
Examples4
생선 장수
fishmonger
애기 장수 얘기는 그런 네기는 들어본 적은 없는데.
I haven't heard of the tale of the baby general.
Due to the speaker's familiarity and descriptions of Jangyon county in South Hwanghae, it seems very likely that he comes from the area.
80세 이상 남녀 20명씩을 「장수 마루타」로 뽑아 약재 등을 먹게 한 뒤 효능이 입증되면 김에게 투약하고 있다.
Twenty men and women each of over eighty years of age who are selected as "longevity guinea pigs" are made to eat medicines, etc., and if [the medicine's] efficacy is demonstrated, it is given to Kim [Il-sung, then leader of North Korea].
장수왕이 파견한 바둑 고단수 도림의 꼬임에 빠져 대규모 토목 공사를 일으킴으로써 국력을 낭비하고 고구려의 공격으로 비참한 최후를 맞는다.
Convinced by the ruses of the go expert Dorim, who King Jangsu [of Goguryeo] had dispatched [to weaken the enemy kingdom], he [the king] exhausted the realm's resources through major monumental projects and met a dismal end with the Goguryeo invasion.