후진국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後進國.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)d͡ʑinɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)진국]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hujin'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hujingug
McCune–Reischauer?hujin'guk
Yale Romanization?hwūcinkwuk

Noun

후진국 • (hujin'guk) (hanja 後進國)

  1. underdeveloped country
    Coordinate terms: 선진국(先進國) (seonjin'guk), 중진국(中進國) (jungjin'guk), 후진국(後進國) (hujin'guk)
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