전국

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 全國

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeon'guk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongug
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guk
    Yale Romanization?cenkwuk

    Noun

    전국 • (jeon'guk) (hanja 全國)

    1. the whole land making up a country

    Etymology 2

    전(全) (jeon) +‎ 국 (guk).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeon'guk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongug
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guk
    Yale Romanization?cenkwuk

    Noun

    전국 • (jeon'guk)

    1. thick soy sauce, undiluted liquor

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 全局

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jeon'guk
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongug
      McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guk
      Yale Romanization?cenkwuk

      Noun

      전국 • (jeon'guk) (hanja 全局)

      1. overall situation

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from 戰局

        Pronunciation

        • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡuk̚]
        • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)국]
          • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?jeon'guk
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongug
        McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guk
        Yale Romanization?cēnkwuk

        Noun

        전국 • (jeon'guk) (hanja 戰局)

        1. progress of the war, battle, game

        Etymology 5

          Sino-Korean word from 戰國

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?jeon'guk
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongug
          McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guk
          Yale Romanization?cenkwuk

          Proper noun

          전국 • (Jeon'guk) (hanja 戰國)

          1. (history) Warring States period in Chinese history

          Noun

          전국 • (jeon'guk) (hanja 戰國)

          1. (figurative) a difficult, battling situation

          Etymology 6

          Sino-Korean word from 錢局

          Pronunciation

          • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡuk̚]
          • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)국]
            • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?jeon'guk
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongug
          McCune–Reischauer?chŏn'guk
          Yale Romanization?cēnkwuk

          Noun

          전국 • (jeon'guk) (hanja 錢局)

          1. (historical) money farm or private bank in ancient China which deals in currency exchange
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