중도

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中道, from 中 (“center”) + 道 (“road”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
Yale Romanization?cwungto

Noun

중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 中道)

  1. (especially politics) middle-of-the-road; centre
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中途, from 中 (“middle”) + 途 (“way”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
Yale Romanization?cwungto

Noun

중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 中途)

  1. midway, halfway
    그는 건강상의 이유로 프로그램을 중도 하차하였다.
    Geu-neun geon'gangsang-ui iyu-ro peurogeuraem-eul jungdo hachahayeotda.
    He dropped out of the show midway for health-related reasons.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 重盜.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
Yale Romanization?cwūngto

Noun

중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 重盜)

  1. Abbreviation of 이중도루(二重盜壘) (ijungdoru, “(baseball) double steal”).
Derived terms
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