Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 海中, from (sea) + (middle)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)d͡ʑuŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haejung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haejung
McCune–Reischauer?haejung
Yale Romanization?hāycwung

Noun edit

해중 (haejung) (hanja 海中)

  1. middle of the sea