중국

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 즁국 (Jungguk)Yukjin
  • 듕국 (Dyungguk)obsolete, possibly still used in northern dialects
  • 쭝국 (Jjungguk)derogatory, offensive

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 中國 (China).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Jungguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Junggug
    McCune–Reischauer?Chungguk
    Yale Romanization?cwungkwuk

    Proper noun

    중국 • (Jungguk) (hanja 中國)

    1. China
      중국 사람jungguk saramChinese people; Chinese person

    Coordinate terms

    countries in Asia: 아시아 나라 (asia-ui nara) (appendix)edit

    Derived terms