대중
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 大衆, from 大 (“large”) + 衆 (“group”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑuŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)중/데(ː)중]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | daejung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | daejung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | taejung |
| Yale Romanization? | tāycwung |
Noun
[edit]- crowd; party
- the masses; public
- 클린턴은, 그녀는 대중이 그녀의 이메일을 봐주기를 원하며 국무부에게 그것들을 공개해 줄 것을 요청하였다고 말했다.
- Keullinteoneun, geunyeo-neun daejung-i geunyeo-ui imeir-eul bwajugi-reul wonhamyeo Gungmubuege geugeot-deur-eul gonggaehae jul geos-eul yocheonghayeotdago malhaetda.
- Clinton has said that she wants the public to see her emails and that she asked the State Department to release them.
- 2015, Voice of America, 〈Obama - I Learned of Clinton Email Account Via News〉 (The original sentence in English)
- being public; being popular (Something cheap or commonplace, enjoyed by many people because it suits the public's taste.)
References
[edit]- 대중 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.