이중
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)중]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ijung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ijung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ijung |
| Yale Romanization? | īcwung |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 二重 (“duplicate; double”).
Noun
이중 • (ijung) (hanja 二重)
- being duplicate; being double; there being two (of something)
- 성벽을 이중으로 쌓았다.
- Seongbyeog-eul ijung-euro ssaatda.
- He built the castle walls in two rows.
Derived terms
- 이중적(二重的) (ijungjeok)
- 이중화(二重化) (ijunghwa)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 二 (“two”) + 衆 (“crowd, group”).
Noun
이중 • (ijung) (hanja 二衆)
- (Buddhism) the sangha and the lay believers