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Sino-Korean word from 中庭 (“courtyard”).
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| Revised Romanization? | jungjeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungjeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chungjŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwungceng |
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중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中庭)
- courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
- Synonym: 마당 (madang)
Sino-Korean word from 中正, from 中 (“middle”) + 正 (“proper”).
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| Revised Romanization? | jungjeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungjeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chungjŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwungceng |
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중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中正)
- the golden mean; being impartial and unbiased
- Synonym: 중용(中庸) (jung'yong)
- (historical) impartial judge (in Imperial China, a local dignitary charged with ranking potential candidates for public service)
- (historical) low-ranking clerical post in the Donghak religion of the late nineteenth century, tasked with arbitrating disputes between believers
Sino-Korean word from 重 (“repeated”) + 訂 (“revision”).
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)정]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | jungjeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungjeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chungjŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwūngceng |
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중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 重訂)
- (formal) repeated revisions (of a book or text)
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| Revised Romanization? | jungjeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jungjeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chungjŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwungceng |
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중정 • (Jungjeong) (hanja 中情)
- (historical) Short for 중앙정보부 (中央情報部) (jung'angjeongbobu, “KCIA”).
