동경

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 憧憬 (“yearning”).

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?donggyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?tonggyŏng
Yale Romanization?tōngkyeng

Noun

동경 • (donggyeong) (hanja 憧憬)

  1. yearning; longing
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 동(東) (dong, “east”) + 경(京) (gyeong, “capital”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Donggyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Donggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?Tonggyŏng
Yale Romanization?tongkyeng

Proper noun

동경 • (Donggyeong) (hanja 東京)

  1. Tokyo (the capital city of Japan)
    Synonyms: (South Korea) 도쿄 (Dokyo), (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) 도꾜 (Dokkyo)
  2. (historical) Donggyeong (an old name of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea)
  3. (historical) Donggyeong (an old name of Hunchun, People Republic of China)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 銅鏡 (“bronze mirror”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?donggyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?tonggyŏng
Yale Romanization?tongkyeng

Noun

동경 • (donggyeong) (hanja 銅鏡)

  1. bronze or copper mirror
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