해중
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 海中, from 海 (“sea”) + 中 (“middle”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)d͡ʑuŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)중/헤(ː)중]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | haejung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haejung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | haejung |
| Yale Romanization? | hāycwung |
Noun
- middle of the sea