北韓

See also: 北韩

Chinese

		north	(South) Korea; surname
trad. (北韓)		北	韓
simp. (北韩)		北	韩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Běihán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ hon⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak-hân
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷poq-ghoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Běihán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Běihán
  - Wade–Giles: Pei³-han²
  - Yale: Běi-hán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeiharn
  - Palladius: Бэйхань (Bɛjxanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ hon⁴
  - Yale: bāk hòhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ hon⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ hon⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ hɔːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-hân
  - Tâi-lô: Pak-hân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pakhaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ han²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ han²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ han¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ han²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ han²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷poq-ghoe
  - MiniDict: poh^入 ghoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴poq-hhoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /poʔ³³ ɦø⁴⁴/

Proper noun

北韓

(especially Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore or South Korean context) North Korea (a country in East Asia)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 朝鮮 (“North Korea”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		朝鮮, 北韓, 北朝鮮
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	北韓
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	北韓
Cantonese	Hong Kong	北韓
Cantonese	Macau	北韓
Southern Min	Xiamen	朝鮮
	Quanzhou	朝鮮
	Zhangzhou	朝鮮
Wu	Shanghai	朝鮮

(uncommon) 北朝鮮／北朝鲜 (Běi Cháoxiǎn)
(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	韓
ほく > ほっ Grade: 2	かん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ho̞k̚kã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

北(ほっ)韓(かん) • (Hokkan) ^{←ほくかん (Fokukan)^?}

(historical) northern Korea
North Korea (a country in East Asia)

Synonyms

(North Korea): 北(きた)朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) (Kita Chōsen)

Coordinate terms

(northern Korea): 南韓(なんかん) (Nankan)

Korean

Hanja in this term
北	韓

Proper noun

北韓 • (Bukhan) (hangeul 북한)

hanja form^? of 북한 (“North Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
北	韓

Proper noun

北韓

chữ Hán form of Bắc Hàn (“(Southern Vietnam, Overseas Vietnamese) North Korea”)