중정

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中庭 (“courtyard”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中庭)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中正, from 中 (“middle”) + 正 (“proper”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 重 (“repeated”) + 訂 (“revision”).

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?jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?cwūngceng

Noun

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 重訂)

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

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

중정 • (Jungjeong) (hanja 中情)

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