중도

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 中道, from (center) + (road).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
Yale Romanization?cwungto

Noun

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중도 (jungdo) (hanja 中道)

  1. (especially politics) middle-of-the-road; centre
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 中途, from (middle) + (way).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
Yale Romanization?cwungto

Noun

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중도 (jungdo) (hanja 中途)

  1. midway, halfway
    건강상 이유 프로그램 중도 하차하였다.
    Geu-neun geon'gangsang-ui iyu-ro peurogeuraem-eul jungdo hachahayeotda.
    He dropped out of the show midway for health-related reasons.

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 重盜.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋdo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungdo
McCune–Reischauer?chungdo
Yale Romanization?cwūngto

Noun

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중도 (jungdo) (hanja 重盜)

  1. Abbreviation of 이중도루(二重盜壘) (ijungdoru, (baseball) double steal).
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