제국
Korean edit
Alternative forms edit
- 뎨국(帝國) (dyeguk) — Early Modern
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 帝國 (“empire”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)국]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeguk |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jegug |
| McCune–Reischauer? | cheguk |
| Yale Romanization? | cēykwuk |