北朝鮮
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See also: 北朝鲜
Chinese
| north | Korea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北朝鮮) | 北 | 朝鮮 | |
| simp. (北朝鲜) | 北 | 朝鲜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bak1 ciu4 sin1 / bak1 ziu1 sin1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak Tiâu-sián
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Běi Cháosiǎn
- Wade–Giles: Pei3 Chʻao2-hsien3
- Yale: Běi Cháu-syǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beei Chaurshean
- Palladius: Бэй Чаосянь (Bɛj Čaosjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Běi Cháosian
- Wade–Giles: Pei3 Chʻao2-hsien1
- Yale: Běi Cháu-syān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beei Chaurshian
- Palladius: Бэй Чаосянь (Bɛj Čaosjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Běi Jhaosian
- Wade–Giles: Pei3 Chao1-hsien1
- Yale: Běi Jāu-syān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beei Jaushian
- Palladius: Бэй Чжаосянь (Bɛj Čžaosjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 ciu4 sin1 / bak1 ziu1 sin1
- Yale: bāk chìuh sīn / bāk jīu sīn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 tsiu4 sin1 / bak7 dziu1 sin1
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 qiu4 xin1 / beg1 jiu1 xin1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/, /pɐk̚⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
北朝鮮
- North Korea (a country in East Asia)
Synonyms
- (chiefly Mainland China) 朝鮮／朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn)
- (Taiwan, Hong Kong) 北韓／北韩 (Běihán)
- (full name) 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國／朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 (Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 朝 | 鮮 |
| きた Grade: 2 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
せん Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 北 (kita-, “north”) + 朝鮮 (Chōsen, “Korea”),[1][2][3] calque of Korean 북조선 (Bukjoseon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
北朝鮮 • (Kita Chōsen) ←きたてうせん (Kita Teusen)?
- North Korea (a country in East Asia)
- 1998 May 8, Kenshi Hirokane, “議その147 「膠着状態」 [Debate 147: ‘Deadlock’]”, in 加治隆介の議 [Kaji Ryūsuke’s Debates], volume 18 (fiction), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, →ISBN, page 17:
- 国連本部に連絡して安全保障理事会を召集しろ！テロリストの国籍にかかわらず船が北朝鮮に向かうことが確実になれば武力行使の同意をとらなければならない
- Kokuren honbu ni renraku shite Anzen Hoshō Rijikai o shōshū shiro! Terorisuto no kokuseki ni kakawarazu fune ga Kitachōsen ni mukau koto ga kakujitsu ni nareba buryoku kōshi no dōi o toranakere ba naranai
- Contact the UN headquarters and convene the Security Council! Regardless of the terrorists’ nationality, if the ship is verified to be heading toward North Korea, we must get approved to use force
See also
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 (Chōsen Minshu Shugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku, “Democratic People's Republic of North Korea”)
- 朝鮮 (Chōsen, “Korea”)
- 韓国 (Kankoku, “South Korea”)
References
- ^ “北朝鮮”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 朝 | 鮮 |
Proper noun
北朝鮮 • (Bukjoseon) (hangeul 북조선)
- hanja form? of 북조선 (“North Korea”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 朝 | 鮮 |
Proper noun
北朝鮮
- chữ Hán form of Bắc Triều Tiên (“North Korea”).