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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