이중

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑuŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)중]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ijung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ijung
McCune–Reischauer?ijung
Yale Romanization?īcwung

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 二重 (“duplicate; double”).

Noun

이중 • (ijung) (hanja 二重)

  1. being duplicate; being double; there being two (of something)
    성벽을 이중으로 쌓았다.
    Seongbyeog-eul ijung-euro ssaatda.
    He built the castle walls in two rows.
Derived terms
  • 이중적(二重的) (ijungjeok)
  • 이중화(二重化) (ijunghwa)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 二 (“two”) + 衆 (“crowd, group”).

Noun

이중 • (ijung) (hanja 二衆)

  1. (Buddhism) the sangha and the lay believers
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