중정

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中庭 (“courtyard”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwungceng

Noun

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中庭)

1. courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

   Synonym: 마당 (madang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中正, from 中 (“middle”) + 正 (“proper”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwungceng

Noun

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中正)

1. the golden mean; being impartial and unbiased

   Synonym: 중용(中庸) (jung'yong)

2. (historical) impartial judge (in Imperial China, a local dignitary charged with ranking potential candidates for public service)
3. (historical) low-ranking clerical post in the Donghak religion of the late nineteenth century, tasked with arbitrating disputes between believers

Derived terms

• 중정(中正)하다 (jungjeonghada)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 重 (“repeated”) + 訂 (“revision”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwūngceng

Noun

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 重訂)

1. (formal) repeated revisions (of a book or text)

Derived terms

• 중정(重訂)하다 (jungjeonghada)

 

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungjŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwungceng

Proper noun

중정 • (Jungjeong) (hanja 中情)

1. (historical) Short for 중앙정보부(中央情報部) (jung'ang-jeongbo-bu, “Korean Central Intelligence Agency”).