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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 漢城.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | Hanseong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Hanseong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Hansŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | hānseng |
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Proper noun
한성 • (Hanseong) (hanja 漢城)
- (historical) Hanseong (the name of Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)
Usage notes
- For the modern city name of 서울 (Seoul, “Seoul”), there is no hanja spelling in Korean. However, the 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) spelling is used in modern Chinese to refer to the modern city.
- 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr) is a Chinese transliteration for the Korean capital 서울 (Seoul, “Seoul”). However, this spelling is not used in Korean.