Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (great) + (Han, Han Chinese) + (country).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠nɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠nɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Daehan'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daehangug
McCune–Reischauer?Taehan'guk
Yale Romanization?tāyhankwuk

Proper noun

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대한국 (Daehan'guk) (hanja 大漢國)

  1. (shamanism, folk religion) China
    Synonyms: 강남천자국(江南天子國) (gangnamcheonjaguk( 江南天子國 )), 천자국(天子國) (cheonjaguk( 天子國 ))
    Antonym: 소한국(小韓國) (sohan'guk( 小韓國 ), Korea)

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with 대한민국 (大韓民國, daehanmin'guk, “Republic of Korea”), the official name of South Korea.