중도

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 中道, from 中 (“center”) + 道 (“road”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jungdo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
    McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
    Yale Romanization?cwungto

    Noun

    중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 中道)

    1. (especially politics) middle-of-the-road; centre
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 中途, from 中 (“middle”) + 途 (“way”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jungdo
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
      McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
      Yale Romanization?cwungto

      Noun

      중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 中途)

      1. midway, halfway
        그는 건강상의 이유로 프로그램을 중도 하차하였다.
        Geu-neun geon'gangsan-g'ui iyu-ro peurogeuraem-eul jungdo hachahayeotda.
        He dropped out of the show midway for health-related reasons.

      Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 重盜.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋdo̞]
      • Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)도]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jungdo
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
      McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
      Yale Romanization?cwūngto

      Noun

      중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 重盜)

      1. abbreviation of 이중도루(二重盜壘) (ijungdoru, “(baseball) double steal”)
      Derived terms
      • 중도(重盜)하다 (jungdohada)
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