중도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 中道, from 中 (“center”) + 道 (“road”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [중도]

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

Noun

중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 中道)

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

Derived terms

• 중도적(中道的) (jungdojeok)
• 중도주의(中道主義) (jungdojuui, “centrism”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 中途, from 中 (“middle”) + 途 (“way”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [중도]

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

Noun

중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 中途)

1. midway, halfway

   그는 건강상의 이유로 프로그램을 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

Sino-Korean word from 重盜.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [중(ː)도]
  • 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

중도 • (jungdo) (hanja 重盜)

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

Derived terms

• 중도(重盜)하다 (jungdohada)