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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 中間, from 中 (“center”) + 間 (“interval”)
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | junggan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | junggan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chunggan |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwungkan |
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Noun
중간 • (junggan) (hanja 中間)
- (in) the middle.
- medium.
Derived terms
- 중간적 (中間的, jungganjeok, “medium”) (adjective)
- 중간고사 (中間考査, junggan'gosa, “midterm ”)
- 중간보고 (中間報告, jungganbogo, “interim report”)
- 중간 상인 (中間商人, junggan sang'in, “middle man”)
- 중간시험 (中間試驗, junggansiheom, “midterm”)
- 중간층 (中間層, junggancheung, “1. mid-floor, 2. middle class”)