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Chinese
Etymology
First attested in the Book of the Later Han .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三韓
- (historical) Samhan (tribal confederations in southern and central Korea in the early first millennium)
- (by extension) Korean kingdoms; Korea
六師薄伐，三韓肅清，龔行天罰，赫赫明明。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
六师薄伐，三韩肃清，龚行天罚，赫赫明明。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Sui, 636 CE
- Liùshī bófá, Sānhán sùqīng, gōng xíng tiānfá, hèhè míngmíng.
- The six armies conquered, exterminating the Koreans; they respectfully carried out Heaven's punishment, majestic and evident.
琉球國者，南海勝地，而鍾三韓之秀，以大明為輔車，以日域為脣齒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
琉球国者，南海胜地，而钟三韩之秀，以大明为辅车，以日域为唇齿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Bridge of Nations Bell, 1458
- Liúqiú guó zhě, nánhǎi shèngdì, ér zhōng Sānhán zhī xiù, yǐ Dàmíng wèi fǔchē, yǐ Rìyù wèi chúnchǐ.
- The Ryukyu kingdom is a beautiful place in the southern seas, imbued with the excellence of Korea; her relationship with the Great Ming is like that between a carriage and its protective bars, and her relationship with the Japanese realm is like that between the lips and the teeth.
Meronyms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三韓 • (Sankan)
- (historical) Samhan
Coordinate terms
Korean
Proper noun
三韓 • (Samhan) (hangeul 삼한)
- Hanja form? of 삼한 (“Samhan”).
Vietnamese
Proper noun
三韓
- chữ Hán form of Tam Hàn (“Samhan”).
