미중

Sino-Korean word from 美中.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mid͡ʑuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [미중]

미중 • (Mijung) (hanja 美中)

1. the United States of America and China

The most widely used Korean country abbreviations generally follow a specific order.

• The abbreviation for "Korea", 한 (韓, han) in the South and 조 (朝, jo) in the North, always comes first.

  한중관계 ― hanjunggwan'gye ― China-South Korean relations

  조일관계 ― joilgwan'gye ― Japan-North Korea relations

• The above rule also applies to abbreviated forms of historical Korean dynasties: 나 (羅, na) for Silla, 여 (麗, yeo) for Goryeo, and 조 (朝, jo) for Joseon.

  나당관계 ― nadanggwan'gye ― Silla-Tang relations

• 중 (中, jung), the abbreviation for China, comes before 일 (日, il), the abbreviation for Japan.

  중일관계 ― jung'ilgwan'gye ― Sino-Japanese relations

• In South Korea, 미 (美, mi), the abbreviation for the United States, usually comes before 중 (中, jung, “China”). In North Korea, the opposite is the case, and the hancha for 미 (mi) is 米 instead.

  미중관계 ― mijunggwan'gye ― Sino-American relations

• Other abbreviations, such as 불 (佛, bul) for France or 러 (reo) for Russia, usually come after these four.

  한미중일러 ― hanmijung'illeo ― South Korea, United States, China, Japan, and Russia