명말청초

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 明 (“Ming”) + 末 (“end”) + 淸 (“Qing”) + 初 (“start”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋma̠ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [명말청초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmalcheongcho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmalcheongcho
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmalch'ŏngch'o
Yale Romanization?	myengmalchengcho

Proper noun

명말청초 • (Myeongmalcheongcho) (hanja 明末淸初)

1. (historical) the Ming-Qing transition period; the seventeenth century in Chinese history

   Coordinate terms: 수말당초(隋末唐初) (“the Sui-Tang transition”), 송말원초(宋末元初) (“the Song-Yuan transition”), 원말명초(元末明初) (“the Yuan-Ming transition”)

See also

• 나말여초 (羅末麗初, Namaryeocho, “Silla-Goryeo transition”)
• 여말선초 (麗末鮮初, Yeomalseoncho, “Goryeo-Joseon transition”)