동궁

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 東宮, from 東 (“east”) + 宮 (“palace”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?donggung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?donggung
    McCune–Reischauer?tonggung
    Yale Romanization?tongkwung

    Noun

    동궁 • (donggung) (hanja 東宮)

    1. (literary, historical) the Eastern Palace (palace where the crown prince lived in historical East Asia)
    2. (literary, metonymic) crown prince (in historical East Asia)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 冬宮, from 冬 (“winter”) + 宮 (“palace”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Proper noun

      동궁 • (Donggung) (hanja 冬宮)

      1. synonym of 겨울궁전 (gyeoulgungjeon, “Winter Palace”).
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