북조선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北朝鮮, from 北 (“North”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞sʰʌ̹n]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [북쪼선]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Bukjoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Bugjoseon
McCune–Reischauer?Pukchosŏn
Yale Romanization?pukcosen
South Korean
Standard Language		 북한(北韓) (Bukhan)
North Korean
Standard Language		 북조선(北朝鮮) (Bukjoseon)

Proper noun

북조선 • (Bukjoseon) (hanja 北朝鮮)

  1. (North Korea) North Korea (a country in East Asia)

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 北朝鮮／北朝鲜
  • → Japanese: 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen) (calque)
  • → Vietnamese: Bắc Triều Tiên

See also
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