서울공화국

Korean

Etymology

서울 (Seoul, “Seoul”) +‎ 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”), literally "Republic of Seoul".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹uɭ ko̞(ː)ŋβwa̠ɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서울 공(ː)화국]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seoul gonghwaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seoul gonghwagug
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏul konghwaguk
Yale Romanization?sewul kōnghwakwuk

Proper noun

서울공화국 • (Seoulgonghwaguk)

  1. (humorous) "Republic of Seoul", a satirical nickname for South Korea criticizing the fact that the country is dominated by the capital, Seoul, to the detriment of the provinces
    Coordinate term: 평양공화국(平壤共和國) (Pyeong'yanggonghwaguk, “Republic of Pyongyang”, nickname for North Korea)
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