천국

천국

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天國, from 天 (“sky”) + 國 (“country”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡuk̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[천국]

Revised Romanization? cheon-guk Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheongug McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏn'guk Yale Romanization? chenkwuk

Noun

천국 • (cheon-guk) (hanja 天國)

1. heaven, paradise
   • 1884, Journal of Discourses/Volume 26/The Latter-day Saints Attract Much Attention, etc.

   천국에 계신 우리 하느님이 세우신 주님의 왕국과 교회

   cheon-guge gyesin uri haneunimi se-usin junimui wanggukgwa gyohoe

   the Kingdom of God and the Church which our Father in heaven has established

• 천국은 마치 자기 아들을 위하여 혼인 잔치를 베푼 어떤 임금과 같으니 (cheon-goog-eun ma-chi ja-gi a-deul-eul wi-ha-yeo hon-in jan-chi-leul be-pun eo-ddeon im-geum-gwa gat-eu-ni) <<seong-gyong>>

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“sky”) + 菊 (“chrysanthemum”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡuk̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[천국]

Revised Romanization? cheon-guk Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheongug McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏn'guk Yale Romanization? chenkwuk

Noun

천국 • (cheon-guk) (hanja 天菊)

1. (botany) Dianthus chinensis, a species of flowering plant

Synonyms

1. 패랭이꽃 (paeraeng-ikkot)