중성

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungseong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungsŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwungseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中 (“middle”) + 聲 (“sound”).

Noun

중성 • (jungseong) (hanja 中聲)

1. medial; vowel; a vowel or diphthong, especially as it pertains to hangeul orthography

Synonyms

• 가운뎃소리 (gaundetsori)

Coordinate terms

• 초성 (初聲, choseong), 중성 (中聲, jungseong), 종성 (終聲, jongseong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中性.

Noun

중성 • (jungseong) (hanja 中性)

1. neutrality