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