대한국
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 大 (“great”) + 漢 (“Han, Han Chinese”) + 國 (“country”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠nɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠nɡuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)한국/데(ː)한국]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | Daehan'guk |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Daehangug |
McCune–Reischauer? | Taehan'guk |
Yale Romanization? | tāyhankwuk |
Proper noun
edit대한국 • (Daehan'guk) (hanja 大漢國)
- (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
editNot to be confused with 대한민국 (大韓民國, daehanmin'guk, “Republic of Korea”), the official name of South Korea.