지중해

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地中海, from 地 (“earth”) + 中 (“within”) + 海 (“sea”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕid͡ʑuŋɦɛ] ~ [t͡ɕid͡ʑuŋɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [지중해/지중헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jijunghae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jijunghae
McCune–Reischauer?	Chijunghae
Yale Romanization?	cicwunghay

Proper noun

지중해 • (Jijunghae) (hanja 地中海)

1. the Mediterranean Sea