정구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 庭球.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonggu
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnggu
Yale Romanization?cengkwu

Noun

정구 • (jeonggu) (hanja 庭球)

  1. synonym of 테니스 (teniseu, “tennis”)

Usage notes

In Korea, when we say 정구 (jeonggu), we usually think of 소프트 테니스 (sopeuteu teniseu), but strictly speaking, 정구 (jeonggu) is a Sino-Korean word that means 테니스 (teniseu), so it is not an appropriate expression.

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