후진국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後進國.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)d͡ʑinɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)진국]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hujin'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hujingug
McCune–Reischauer?	hujin'guk
Yale Romanization?	hwūcinkwuk

Noun

후진국 • (hujin'guk) (hanja 後進國)

1. underdeveloped country

   Coordinate terms: 선진국(先進國) (seonjin'guk), 중진국(中進國) (jungjin'guk), 후진국(後進國) (hujin'guk)