중원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中原.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jung'won
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jung'won
McCune–Reischauer?Chungwŏn
Yale Romanization?cwungwen

Proper noun

중원 • (Jung'won) (hanja 中原)

  1. the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
  2. China