중국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中國 (“China”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [중국]

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

Proper noun

중국 • (Jungguk) (hanja 中國)

1. China

   중국 사람 ― jungguk saram ― Chinese people; Chinese person

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

• 중국어(中國語) (junggugeo, “Chinese language”)
• 중국인(中國人) (junggugin, “Chinese person”)