Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chungchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chungchi
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ungch'i
Yale Romanization?chwungchi

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (worm) + (tooth).

Noun

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충치 (chungchi) (hanja 蟲齒)

  1. dental cavity; dental caries; rotten teeth

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 蟲豸 (insect).

Noun

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충치 (chungchi) (hanja 蟲豸)

  1. (figurative, derogatory, obsolete) mean and worthless person