즁국

Korean

Pronunciation

• (Yukjin) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕùŋɡùk̚]

Proper noun

즁국 • (Jungguk) (hanja 中國)

1. Yukjin form of 중국(中國) (Jungguk, “China”)

Usage notes

• As of 2019, the current older generation in Yanbian most commonly uses 즁국 (Jungguk). The generation before them used 듕국 (Dyungguk), no longer used nowadays; younger people, influenced by public education taught in the North Korean standard and by media from South Korea, use Standard Korean 중국 (Jungguk).

Derived terms

• 즁국말 (junggungmal)
• 즁국사람 (jungguksaram)

 

References

• 곽충구 [Kwak Chung-gu] (2019) 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, →ISBN, page 3067