중정

Sino-Korean word from 中庭 (“courtyard”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중정]

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中庭)

1. courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

   Synonym: 마당 (madang)

Sino-Korean word from 中正, from 中 (“middle”) + 正 (“proper”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중정]

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 中正)

1. the golden mean; being impartial and unbiased

   Synonym: 중용(中庸) (jung'yong)

2. (historical) impartial judge (in Imperial China, a local dignitary charged with ranking potential candidates for public service)
3. (historical) low-ranking clerical post in the Donghak religion of the late nineteenth century, tasked with arbitrating disputes between believers

Sino-Korean word from 重 (“repeated”) + 訂 (“revision”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)정]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

중정 • (jungjeong) (hanja 重訂)

1. (formal) repeated revisions (of a book or text)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중정]

중정 • (Jungjeong) (hanja 中情)

1. (historical) short for 중앙정보부 (中央情報部) (jung'angjeongbobu, “KCIA”)