대증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 對症 (“allopathy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑɯŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)증/데(ː)증]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daejeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daejeung
McCune–Reischauer?	taejŭng
Yale Romanization?	tāycung

Noun

대증 • (daejeung) (hanja 對症)

1. (medicine) allopathy; symptomatic treatment

   Antonym: 동종요법(同種療法) (dongjong'yobeop, “homeopathy”)