Korean

edit

Etymology 1

edit

Sino-Korean word from 中庭 (courtyard).

Pronunciation

edit
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?cwungceng

Noun

edit

중정 (jungjeong) (hanja 中庭)

  1. courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
    Synonym: 마당 (madang)

Etymology 2

edit

Sino-Korean word from 中正, from (middle) + (proper).

Pronunciation

edit
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?cwungceng

Noun

edit

중정 (jungjeong) (hanja 中正)

  1. the golden mean; being impartial and unbiased
    Synonym: 중용(中庸) (jung'yong)
  2. (historical) impartial judge (in Imperial China, a local dignitary charged with ranking potential candidates for public service)
  3. (historical) low-ranking clerical post in the Donghak religion of the late nineteenth century, tasked with arbitrating disputes between believers
Derived terms
edit

Etymology 3

edit

Sino-Korean word from (repeated) + (revision).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

edit

중정 (jungjeong) (hanja 重訂)

  1. (formal) repeated revisions (of a book or text)
Derived terms
edit

Etymology 4

edit

Pronunciation

edit
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?cwungceng

Proper noun

edit

중정 (Jungjeong) (hanja 中情)

  1. (historical) Short for 중앙정보 (中央情報部) (jung'angjeongbobu, KCIA).