이중

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ijung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ijung
McCune–Reischauer?ijung
Yale Romanization?īcwung

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 二重 (duplicate; double).

Noun

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이중 (ijung) (hanja 二重)

  1. being duplicate; being double; there being two (of something)
    성벽 이중으로 쌓았다.
    Seongbyeog-eul ijung-euro ssaatda.
    He built the castle walls in two rows.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (two) + (crowd, group).

Noun

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이중 (ijung) (hanja 二衆)

  1. (Buddhism) the sangha and the lay believers