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

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (16 January 2007 (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
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