Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 囊中.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nangjung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nangjung
McCune–Reischauer?nangjung
Yale Romanization?nangcwung

Noun edit

낭중 (nangjung)

  1. the inside of a pocket

Etymology 2 edit

See 나중 (najung)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

낭중 (nangjung)

  1. Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, and Gangwon form of 나중 (najung, later).
    • 2011 January 22, 윤세희 [yunsehui], “떡 하나 주면 안 잡아 먹지 [tteok hana jumyeon an jaba meokji]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 경기도 이천시 백사면 [gyeonggido icheonsi baeksamyeon]:
      아이 낭중 자꾸 핑계 대다대다 니깐...
      Ai nangjung-e jakku pinggye-reul daedadaeda ha-nikkan...
      Aye, because she later kept on making excuses...