조선족

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 朝鮮族, from 朝鮮 (“Korea”) + 族 (“people”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞sʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [조선족]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joseonjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joseonjog
McCune–Reischauer?chosŏnjok
Yale Romanization?cosen.cok

Noun

조선족 • (joseonjok) (hanja 朝鮮族)

  1. (North Korea, China) Synonym of 한민족(韓民族) (hanminjok, “Korean people; Korean ethnicity”).
    Synonym: 조선민족(朝鮮民族) (joseonminjok)
  2. (chiefly South Korea, often derogatory) ethnic Korean of Chinese nationality

Synonyms

(ethnic Korean of Chinese nationality):

  • (derogatory slur, used mainly in South Korea) 좆족 (jotjok)

Descendants
  • → English: Joseonjok
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