헬조선

Korean

Etymology

From 헬 (hel, from English hell) +‎ 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Korea”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [he̞ʎd͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [헬조선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Heljoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Heljoseon
McCune–Reischauer?	Heljosŏn
Yale Romanization?	heylcosen

Proper noun

헬조선 • (Heljoseon) (hanja —朝鮮)

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) South Korea [mainly used in the mid-2010s]

Synonyms

• 개한민국(韓民國) (Gaehanmin'guk)
• 망한민국(亡韓民國) (Manghanmin'guk)
• 지옥(地獄)불반도(半島) (Jiokbulbando)

Descendants

• Japanese: ヘル朝鮮(ちょうせん) (heruchōsen)