중령

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中 (“middle”) + 領 (“leading”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungnyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	junglyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungnyŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwunglyeng

Noun

중령 • (jungnyeong) (hanja 中領)

1. (South Korea) lieutenant colonel

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 중좌 (中佐, jungjwa)