중천

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 中天.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jungcheon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungcheon
    McCune–Reischauer?chungch'ŏn
    Yale Romanization?cwungchen

    Noun

    중천 • (jungcheon) (hanja 中天)

    1. midheaven; middle of the sky

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 重泉.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)천]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jungcheon
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungcheon
      McCune–Reischauer?chungch'ŏn
      Yale Romanization?cwūngchen

      Noun

      중천 • (jungcheon) (hanja 重泉)

      1. (rare) a very deep spring of water
      2. (rare) a very distant land
      3. (rare) the afterlife
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