대증

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 對症 (“allopathy”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑɯŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)증/데(ː)증]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daejeung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daejeung
    McCune–Reischauer?taejŭng
    Yale Romanization?tāycung

    Noun

    대증 • (daejeung) (hanja 對症)

    1. (medicine) allopathy; symptomatic treatment
      Antonym: 동종요법(同種療法) (dongjong'yobeop, “homeopathy”)
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