Chungcheong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 충청(忠淸) (Chungcheong).

Pronunciation

• enPR: cho͞ongʹchǔngʹ

Proper noun

Chungcheong

1. (historical) One of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
   • [1898 February 26, “KOREAN ITEMS.”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume XXIX, number 9, Yokohama, page 214, column 1:

     Mr. Cho Pyengsik, who recently resigned the portfolio of Foreign Affairs in Korea, had previously been Minister of Justice, and, still earlier, Governor of Chungchong province.]

   • [1898 February 28, North-China Herald, volume LX, number 1595, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 311, column 2:

     When the former Minister of Law, Cho Pyeng-sik, was Governor of Chungchong province, he was told by a geomancer that the site of one O Hen-keun’s house was the luckiest spot for a grave.]

Hyponyms

• (province): North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong

Translations

historical province

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 忠淸 (zh)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 충청(忠淸) (Chungcheong)
• Polish: Chungcheong m

See also

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula

• Gyeonggi
• Gyeongsang
• Hamgyong
• Hwanghae
• Jeju
• Jeolla
• Pyongan