Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 漢四郡 (four Chinese counties)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nsʰa̠ɡun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hansagun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hansagun
McCune–Reischauer?hansagun
Yale Romanization?hānsakwun

Proper noun

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한사군 (Hansagun) (hanja 漢四郡)

  1. (historical) the Four Commanderies of Han, Han Chinese commanderies located on the Korean peninsula in the early Common Era