중도
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 中道, from 中 (“center”) + 道 (“road”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuŋdo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [중도]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jungdo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungdo |
McCune–Reischauer? | chungdo |
Yale Romanization? | cwungto |
Noun
[edit]- (especially politics) middle-of-the-road; centre
Derived terms
[edit]- 중도적(中道的) (jungdojeok)
- 중도주의(中道主義) (jungdojuui, “centrism”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 中途, from 中 (“middle”) + 途 (“way”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuŋdo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [중도]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | jungdo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungdo |
McCune–Reischauer? | chungdo |
Yale Romanization? | cwungto |
Noun
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 重盜.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋdo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)도]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jungdo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungdo |
McCune–Reischauer? | chungdo |
Yale Romanization? | cwūngto |
Noun
[edit]- Abbreviation of 이중도루(二重盜壘) (ijungdoru, “(baseball) double steal”).
Derived terms
[edit]- 중도(重盜)하다 (jungdohada)