중동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中東, from 中 (“middle”) + 東 (“east”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋdo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jungdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jungdong
McCune–Reischauer?	Chungdong
Yale Romanization?	cwungtong

Proper noun

중동 • (Jungdong) (hanja 中東)

1. the Middle East

See also

• 극동 (Geukdong)