개한민국

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 개 (gae, “fucking—”) +‎ 대한민국(大韓民國) (daehanmin'guk, “South Korea”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɦa̠nminɡuk̚] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɦa̠nminɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)한민국/게(ː)한민국]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gaehanmin'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gaehanmingug
McCune–Reischauer?Kaehanmin'guk
Yale Romanization?kāyhanminkwuk

Proper noun

개한민국 • (Gaehanmin'guk)

  1. (slang, derogatory, dated) South Korea (used exclusively among South Korean youths)

Synonyms

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