정교

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonggyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonggyo
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnggyo
Yale Romanization?cengkyo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 正敎.

Noun

정교 (jeonggyo) (hanja 正敎)

  1. Orthodoxy (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 精巧.

Root

정교 (jeonggyo) (hanja 精巧)

  1. Root of 정교하다 (jeonggyohada, exquisite; elaborate; delicate). Rarely used alone.