정통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 正統, from 正 (“righteous, correct”) + 統 (“command, lead”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋtʰo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)통]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongtong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongtong
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngt'ong
Yale Romanization?cēngthong

Noun

정통 • (jeongtong) (hanja 正統)

  1. authenticity, orthodoxy
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