망한민국

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 망(亡) (mang, “dead”) +‎ 대한민국(大韓民國) (Daehanmin'guk, “Republic of Korea”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ŋɦa̠nminɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [망한민국]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Manghanmin'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Manghanmingug
McCune–Reischauer?Manghanmin'guk
Yale Romanization?manghanminkwuk

Proper noun

망한민국 • (Manghanmin'guk) (hanja 亡韓民國)

  1. (derogatory, slang) South Korea

Synonyms

  • 대한망국 (daehanmangguk, “Dead Korea”) (slang)
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