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U+C911, 중
HANGUL SYLLABLE JUNG
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[U+C910]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C912]




죠 ←→ 줘

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (centre; middle).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jung
McCune–Reischauer?chung
Yale Romanization?cwung

Noun

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(jung) (hanja )

  1. average; intermediate (grade or class)
    Hypernym: 등급(等級) (deunggeup)
    Coordinate terms: 상(上) (sang, top), 하(下) (ha, last; lowest)
  2. medium; middle
    Coordinate terms: 대(大) (dae, large), 소(小) (so, small)
  3. the second volume of a three-volume set

Dependent noun

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(jung) (hanja )

  1. in the course of; during
    식사 siksa junggone to lunch
    공사 gongsa jungunder construction
    회의 hoe'ui jungin a meeting
  2. (often in the form 에서 (jung-eseo, from amongst)) amongst

Proper noun

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(Jung) (hanja )

  1. Short for 중국(中國) (Jungguk, China).
Usage notes
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  • In news headlines, this is usually written solely in the hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any hanja.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쥬ᇰ〯 (Yale: cywǔng). Probably a divergent borrowing from some Chinese term.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(jung)

  1. (somewhat derogatory) a Buddhist monk
Usage notes
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  • (jung) is somewhat derogatory. 승려(僧侶) (seungnyeo) or 스님 (seunim) is to be preferred in almost all contexts.

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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중— (jung-) (hanja )

  1. heavy
    중(重) (jung) + ‎공업(工業) (gong'eop, industry) → ‎중공업(重工業) (junggong'eop, heavy industry)
  2. severe
    중(重) (jung) + ‎환자(患者) (hwanja, patient) → ‎중환자(重患者) (junghwanja, critical patient)
Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(jung)