동궁

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 東宮, from 東 (“east”) + 宮 (“palace”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋɡuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동궁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggung
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggung
Yale Romanization?	tongkwung

Noun

동궁 • (donggung) (hanja 東宮)

1. (literary, historical) the Eastern Palace (palace where the crown prince lived in historical East Asia)
2. (literary, metonymically) crown prince (in historical East Asia)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 冬宮, from 冬 (“winter”) + 宮 (“palace”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)궁]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Donggung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Donggung
McCune–Reischauer?	Tonggung
Yale Romanization?	tōngkwung

Proper noun

동궁 • (Donggung) (hanja 冬宮)

1. Synonym of 겨울궁전 (gyeoulgungjeon, “Winter Palace”).