탈조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 脫 (“to escape, flee”) + 朝鮮 (“an old word for Korea, but used in a derogatory sense for South Korea”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠ʎd͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [탈조선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taljoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taljoseon
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aljosŏn
Yale Romanization?	thalcosen

Proper noun

탈조선 • (Taljoseon) (hanja 脫朝鮮)

1. (neologism, derogatory) moving to other countries (used exclusively among South Korean youths)

Related terms

• 헬조선 (heljoseon)