Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 中原.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jung'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jung'won
McCune–Reischauer?Chungwŏn
Yale Romanization?cwungwen

Proper noun

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중원 (Jung'won) (hanja 中原)

  1. the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
  2. China