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 prescriptive 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)
- 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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