중태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 重態.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungtae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungtae
McCune–Reischauer?	chungt'ae
Yale Romanization?	cwūngthay

Noun

중태 • (jungtae) (hanja 重態)

1. (medicine) serious condition