민국

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 민(民) (min, “people”) + 국(國) (guk, “country”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [minɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [민국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	min'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mingug
McCune–Reischauer?	min'guk
Yale Romanization?	minkwuk

Noun

민국 • (min'guk) (hanja 民國)

1. (dated) republic

Synonyms

• 공화국(共和國) (Gonghwaguk)

Derived terms

• 대한민국(大韓民國) (Daehanmin'guk, “the Republic of Korea”)
• 중화민국(中華民國) (Junghwamin'guk, “the Republic of China”)