중딩

Korean

Etymology

From 중(中) (jung, “middle”), formed similarly to 초(初)딩 (choding, “elementary school student”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋdiŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중딩]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungding
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungding
McCune–Reischauer?	chungding
Yale Romanization?	cwungting

Noun

중딩 • (jungding) (hanja 中딩)

1. (school slang) alternative form of 중학생(中學生) (junghaksaeng, “middle/secondary school student”)

Related terms

• 유(幼)딩 (yuding, “kindergartener”)
• 초(初)딩 (choding, “primary school student”)
• 고(高)딩 (goding, “high school student”)
• 대(大)딩 (daeding, “college/university student”)
• 직(職)딩 (jikding, “office worker”)