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U+CDA9, 충
HANGUL SYLLABLE CUNG
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[U+CDA8]
Hangul Syllables
[U+CDAA]




쵸 ←→ 춰

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chung
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ung
Yale Romanization?chwung

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (insect, bug).

Noun

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(chung) (hanja )

  1. (formal or dialectal) bug, insect
    Synonym: 벌레 (beolle)
  2. roundworm
    Synonym: 회충(蛔蟲) (hoechung)
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Suffix

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—충 (-chung) (hanja )

  1. (slang, derogatory, neologism) Used to form derogatory words for groups of people [From c. 2010]
Derived terms
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  • 급식충 (geupsikchung, annoying teenagers, literally school meal-worm)
  • 똥꼬충 (ttongkkochung, homosexual man, literally anus-worm)
  • 맘충 (mamchung, Karen; annoying middle-aged women, literally Mom-worm)
  • 일베충 (ilbechung, extreme far-right person, literally Ilbe-worm)
  • 진지충 (jinjichung, killjoy, literally seriousness-worm)
  • 틀딱충 (teulttakchung, annoying old people, literally denture-clack-worm)
  • 한남충 (hannamchung, annoying males, literally Korean-men-worm)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from .

Noun

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(chung) (hanja )

  1. (formal, especially philosophy) loyalty; allegiance
    Synonym: 충성(忠誠) (chungseong)
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Etymology 3

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(chung)