중천

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中天.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungcheon
McCune–Reischauer?chungch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?cwungchen

Noun

중천 (jungcheon) (hanja 中天)

  1. midheaven; middle of the sky

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 重泉.

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?jungcheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungcheon
McCune–Reischauer?chungch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?cwūngchen

Noun

중천 (jungcheon) (hanja 重泉)

  1. (rare) a very deep spring of water
  2. (rare) a very distant land
  3. (rare) the afterlife