Hàn Quốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 韓國, from Korean 한국 (Han'guk); see further notes there. In Vietnam, this name was adopted in 1994 by the request of South Korea, whose position is that Triều Tiên (“Joseon”) is not the preferred term as it is associated with North Korea.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haːŋ˨˩ wək̚˦˥]
Proper noun
Hàn Quốc
- South Korea
- Synonyms: (previously North Vietnam) Nam Triều Tiên, (Overseas Vietnamese, previously South Vietnam) Nam Hàn
See also
- Đại Hàn Dân Quốc (“Republic of Korea”)
Adjective
Hàn Quốc
- South Korean
- Synonyms: Hàn, Nam Hàn
See also
- Bắc Triều Tiên (“North Korea”)
- Triều Tiên (“Korea”)
References
- “Sông Hán và Hàn Quốc [The Han river and South Korea (Hanguk)]”, in PetroTimes, 10 December 2012, retrieved 5 August 2021