해중

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海中, from 海 (“sea”) + 中 (“middle”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)d͡ʑuŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)중/헤(ː)중]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haejung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haejung
    McCune–Reischauer?haejung
    Yale Romanization?hāycwung

    Noun

    해중 • (haejung) (hanja 海中)

    1. middle of the sea
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