동경

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 憧憬 (“yearning”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)경]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?donggyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?tonggyŏng
    Yale Romanization?tōngkyeng

    Noun

    동경 • (donggyeong) (hanja 憧憬)

    1. yearning; longing
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 동(東) (dong, “east”) + 경(京) (gyeong, “capital”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Donggyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Donggyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?Tonggyŏng
    Yale Romanization?tongkyeng

    Proper noun

    동경 • (Donggyeong) (hanja 東京)

    1. Tokyo (the capital city of Japan)
      Synonyms: (South Korea) 도쿄 (Dokyo), (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) 도꾜 (Dokkyo)
    2. (historical) Donggyeong (an old name of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea)
    3. (historical) Donggyeong (an old name of Hunchun, People Republic of China)

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 銅鏡 (“bronze mirror”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?donggyeong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggyeong
      McCune–Reischauer?tonggyŏng
      Yale Romanization?tongkyeng

      Noun

      동경 • (donggyeong) (hanja 銅鏡)

      1. bronze or copper mirror
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