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대증

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 對症 (allopathy).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑɯŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daejeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daejeung
McCune–Reischauer?taejŭng
Yale Romanization?tāycung

Noun

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대증 (daejeung) (hanja 對症)

  1. (medicine) allopathy; symptomatic treatment
    Antonym: 동종요법(同種療法) (dongjong'yobeop, homeopathy)