정주

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeongju
McCune–Reischauer?Chŏngju
Yale Romanization?cēngcwu

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 定州

    Proper noun

    정주 • (Jeongju) (hanja 定州)

    1. Chongju (a city in North Pyongan Province, North Korea)

    Etymology 2

    Form from
    Sino-Korean     		정주(鄭州) (Jeongju)
    Form from
    Standard Mandarin     		정저우 (Jeongjeou)

      Sino-Korean word from 鄭州.

      Proper noun

      정주 • (Jeongju) (hanja 鄭州)

      1. Zhengzhou (a prefecture-level city of Henan, in central China)
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