Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (great) + (Qing) + (country).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Daecheongguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daecheonggug
McCune–Reischauer?Taech'ŏngguk
Yale Romanization?tāy.chengkwuk

Proper noun

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대청국 (Daecheongguk) (hanja 大淸國)

  1. Qing dynasty
    Synonym: 청(淸)나라 (Cheongnara)