대한민국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大韓民國, which is based on 大韓帝國 (“The Empire of Korea”). According to 1946 Joseon Sangsik Mundap of Choe Nam-seon, 大 (大, “grand”) is used before 韓 (韓, “Korea”) to distinguish it from the traditional smaller Hans (三韓 (“Samhan”)). The use of 大 (大, “grand”) in a name of empire is a Chinese tradition (ex. 大日本帝國, 大英帝國)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠nminɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠nminɡuk̚]
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Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)한민국/데(ː)한민국]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Daehanmin'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Daehanmingug
McCune–Reischauer^?	Taehanmin'guk
Yale Romanization^?	tāyhanminkwuk

Proper noun

대한민국 • (Daehanmin'guk) (hanja 大韓民國)

Republic of Korea (South Korea)
(South Korea) Korea

Synonyms

한국(韓國) (Han'guk)
남한(南韓) (Namhan)
남조선(南朝鮮) (Namjoseon)
헬조선(朝鮮) (Heljoseon) (derogatory)
개한민국 (Gaehanmin'guk) (derogatory)

Meronyms

Provinces: 경기도(京畿道) (Gyeonggido), 강원도(江原道) (Gang'wondo), 충청북도(忠淸北道) (Chungcheongbukdo), 충청남도(忠淸南道) (Chungcheongnamdo), 경상북도(慶尙北道) (Gyeongsangbukdo), 경상남도(慶尙南道) (Gyeongsangnamdo), 전라북도(全羅北道) (Jeollabukdo), 전라남도(全羅南道) (Jeollanamdo)

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