중증

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 重症, from (serious) + (illness), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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중증 (jungjeung) (hanja 重症)

  1. serious illness