北韓

See also: 北韩

Chinese

		north	(South) Korea; surname
trad. (北韓)		北	韓
simp. (北韩)		北	韩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běihán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ hon⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak-hân
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷poq-ghoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běihán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běihán
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-han²
    • Yale: Běi-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeiharn
    • Palladius: Бэйхань (Bɛjxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bak¹ hon⁴
    • Yale: bāk hòhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ hon⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ hɔːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-hân
    • Tâi-lô: Pak-hân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pakhaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ han²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ han²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ han¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ han²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ han²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷poq-ghoe
    • MiniDict: poh^入 ghoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴poq-hhoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /poʔ³³ ɦø⁴⁴/

Proper noun

北韓

1. (especially Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore or South Korean context) North Korea (a country in East Asia)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 朝鮮 (“North Korea”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		朝鮮
Mandarin	Taiwan	北韓
	Singapore	北韓
Cantonese	Hong Kong	北韓
	Macau	北韓
Wu	Shanghai	朝鮮

• (uncommon) 北朝鮮／北朝鲜 (Běi Cháoxiǎn)
• (full name) 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國／朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 (Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	韓
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞k̚kã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

北(ほっ)韓(かん) • (Hokkan) ^{←ほくかん (fokukan)?}

1. (historical) northern Korea
2. North Korea (a country in East Asia)

Synonyms

• (North Korea): 北(きた)朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) (Kita Chōsen)

Coordinate terms

• (northern Korea): 南韓(なんかん) (Nankan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
北	韓

Proper noun

北韓 • (Bukhan) (hangeul 북한)

1. Hanja form^? of 북한 (“North Korea”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
北	韓

Proper noun

北韓

1. chữ Hán form of Bắc Hàn (“North Korea”).