대국

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Jeju

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大國.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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대국 (daeguk)

  1. big country, major power

Proper noun

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대국 (daeguk)

  1. China
    Synonym: 천ᄌᆞ국 (cheonjawguk)

References

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  • 대국” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大國, from (great) + (country).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegug
McCune–Reischauer?taeguk
Yale Romanization?tāykwuk

Noun

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대국 (daeguk) (hanja 大國)

  1. big country, major power

Proper noun

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대국 (Daeguk) (hanja 大國)

  1. (specifically, dated) China