대한 제국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 대한(大韓) (daehan, “Korea”) + 제국(帝國) (jeguk, “empire”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠n t͡ɕe̞ɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠n t͡ɕe̞ɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)한 제국/데(ː)한 제국]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daehan jeguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daehan jegug
McCune–Reischauer?	Taehan cheguk
Yale Romanization?	tāyhan ceykwuk

Proper noun

대한 제국 • (Daehan jeguk) (hanja 大韓帝國)

1. (historical) Korean Empire