중공업

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 重工業.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	junggong'eop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	junggong'eob
McCune–Reischauer?	chunggongŏp
Yale Romanization?	cwūngkongep

Noun

중공업 • (junggong'eop) (hanja 重工業)

1. heavy industry

See also

• 경공업(輕工業) (gyeonggong'eop, “light industry”)