중부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中部

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋbu]
• Phonetic hangul: [중부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungbu
McCune–Reischauer?	chungbu
Yale Romanization?	cwungpu

Noun

중부 • (jungbu) (hanja 中部)

1. central part, particularly of a geographical region
2. one of the five divisions of Seoul during the Joseon Dynasty, 1394-1910

References

• Choe, Jong-du (최종두), ed. (2005) “중부”, in 새국어사전, Seoul: Isangsa, page 799