중고기

Korean

Etymology

Possibly from 중 (jung, “Buddhist monk”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋɡo̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)고기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	junggogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	junggogi
McCune–Reischauer?	chunggogi
Yale Romanization?	cwūngkoki

Noun

중고기 • (junggogi)

1. The Korean oily shiner (Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis morii), a subspecies of the rainbow gudgeon.

Derived terms

• 북방중고기 (bukbangjunggogi, “Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “중고기 [junggogi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “중고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 110