三韓

Chinese edit

		three	(South) Korea; surname
trad. (三韓)		三	韓
simp. (三韩)		三	韩

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First attested in the Book of the Later Han [5th century].

三韓

(historical) Samhan (tribal confederations in southern and central Korea in the early first millennium)
(by extension) Korean kingdoms; Korea
- 六師薄伐，三韓肅清，龔行天罰，赫赫明明。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  六师薄伐，三韩肃清，龚行天罚，赫赫明明。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Sui, 636 CE
  Liùshī bófá, Sānhán sùqīng, gōng xíng tiānfá, hèhè míngmíng. [Pinyin]
  The six armies [of the Son of Heaven] conquered, exterminating the Koreans; they respectfully carried out Heaven's punishment, majestic and evident.
- 琉球國者，南海勝地，而鍾三韓之秀，以大明為輔車，以日域為脣齒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  琉球国者，南海胜地，而钟三韩之秀，以大明为辅车，以日域为唇齿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Bridge of Nations Bell, 1458
  Liúqiú guó zhě, nánhǎi shèngdì, ér zhōng Sānhán zhī xiù, yǐ Dàmíng wèi fǔchē, yǐ Rìyù wèi chúnchǐ. [Pinyin]
  The Ryukyu kingdom is a beautiful place in the southern seas, imbued with the excellence of Korea; her relationship with the Great Ming is like that between a carriage and its protective bars, and her relationship with the Japanese realm is like that between the lips and the teeth.