중용

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中庸

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋjoŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중용]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jung'yong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jung'yong
McCune–Reischauer?	Chungyong
Yale Romanization?	cwungyong

Proper noun

중용 • (Jung'yong) (hanja 中庸)

1. Doctrine of the Mean

Coordinate terms

사서오경 (四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)

사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)

• 대학 (大學, Daehak, “Great Learning”)
• 중용 (中庸, Jung'yong, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
• 논어 (論語, Noneo, “Analects”)
• 맹자 (孟子, Maengja, “Mencius”)

오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)

• 시경 (詩經, Sigyeong, “Classic of Poetry”)
• 서경 (書經, Seogyeong, “Book of Documents”)
• 예기 (禮記, Yegi, “Book of Rites”)
• 역경 (易經, Yeokgyeong, “I Ching”)
• 춘추 (春秋, Chunchu, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)