중공업

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 重工業.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋɡo̞ŋʌ̹p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?junggong'eop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?junggong'eob
    McCune–Reischauer?chunggongŏp
    Yale Romanization?cwūngkongep

    Noun

    중공업 • (junggong'eop) (hanja 重工業)

    1. heavy industry

    See also