대중

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑuŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)중/데(ː)중]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daejung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daejung
McCune–Reischauer?	taejung
Yale Romanization?	tāycwung

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大衆, from 大 (“large”) + 衆 (“group”).

Noun

대중 • (daejung) (hanja 大衆)

1. crowd; party
2. the masses; public

   클린턴은, 그녀는 대중이 그녀의 이메일을 봐주기를 원하며 국무부에게 그것들을 공개해 줄 것을 요청하였다고 말했다.

   Keullinteoneun, geunyeo-neun daejung-i geunyeo-ui imeir-eul bwajugi-reul wonhamyeo Gungmubuege geugeot-deur-eul gonggaehae jul geos-eul yocheonghayeotdago malhaetda.

   Clinton has said that she wants the public to see her emails and that she asked the State Department to release them.

   2015, Voice of America, 〈Obama - I Learned of Clinton Email Account Via News〉 (The original sentence in English)

3. being public; being popular (Something cheap or commonplace, enjoyed by many people because it suits the public's taste.)

References

• 대중 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Etymology 2

Form from Sino-Korean	대중(臺中) (Daejung)
Form from Standard Mandarin	타이중 (Taijung)

Sino-Korean word from 臺中.

Proper noun

대중 • (Daejung)

1. Taichung (a city in Taiwan)