무종

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 無 (“not have”) + 終 (“end”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mud͡ʑo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [무종]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mujong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mujong
McCune–Reischauer?	mujong
Yale Romanization?	mucong

Noun

무종 • (mujong) (hanja 無終)

1. (Buddhism) the eternal without end

   Coordinate term: 무시(無始) (musi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 武宗 (“Wuzong”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mujong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mujong
McCune–Reischauer?	mujong
Yale Romanization?	mūcong

Proper noun

무종 • (Mujong) (hanja 武宗)

1. Emperor Wuzong of Yuan