朝鮮

See also: 朝鲜

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	few; rare; fresh
trad. (朝鮮)		朝	鮮
simp. (朝鲜)		朝	鲜

Etymology

Found in many pre-Qin dynasty [before 3^rd century BCE] texts. The meaning of this term is uncertain; a common literal interpretation is “morning (朝) calm (鮮)”, and thus, Korea is also known as the “Land of the Morning Calm”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Cháoxiǎn, Cháoxiān, Zhāoxiān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ, ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢ, ㄓㄠㄒㄧㄢ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): Чощян (I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ sin¹, ziu¹ sin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chêu-siên
Min Dong (BUC): Dièu-siēng
Min Nan (POJ): Tiâu-sián
Wu (Wiktionary): zau xi (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: Cháoxiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chaurshean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: Cháoxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chaurshian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, etymologically correct variant, obsolete and literary)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhāoxiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄒㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jaushian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: Чощян (I-II)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʂʰɔː²⁴ ɕiæ̃⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu⁴ sin¹, ziu¹ sin¹
  - Yale: chìuh sīn, jīu sīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ sin¹, dziu¹ sin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ xin¹, jiu¹ xin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ siːn⁵⁵/, /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chêu-siên
  - Hakka Romanization System: zeu´ xien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zeu¹ xian¹
  - IPA: /t͡se̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi̯en²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Dièu-siēng
  - IPA ^(key): /tieu⁵³⁻³³ ^(s-)lieŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiâu-sián
  - Tâi-lô: Tiâu-sián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diausiern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ¹³⁻²² ɕiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiaʊ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaʊ²³⁻³³ ɕiɛn⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zau xi (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /z̻ɔ²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

朝鮮

Korea (cultural concept)
(historical) Gojoseon (ancient Korean kingdom)
(～王朝) (historical) Joseon (ancient Korean dynasty and state)
(～民主主義人民共和國) North Korea (country)
(～半島) Korean Peninsula

Synonyms

(North Korea):
- (full name) 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國／朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 (Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó)
- (Taiwan, Hong Kong) 北韓／北韩 (Běihán)
- (uncommon) 北朝鮮／北朝鲜 (Běi Cháoxiǎn)

Derived terms

北朝鮮／北朝鲜 (Běi Cháoxiǎn)
南朝鮮／南朝鲜 (Nán Cháoxiǎn)
朝鮮半島／朝鲜半岛 (Cháoxiǎn Bàndǎo)
朝鮮文／朝鲜文
朝鮮族／朝鲜族 (cháoxiǎnzú)

朝鮮民主主義人民共和國／朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 (Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó)
朝鮮海峽／朝鲜海峡
朝鮮薊／朝鲜蓟 (cháoxiǎnjì)
朝鮮語／朝鲜语 (cháoxiǎnyǔ)

Descendants

→ Zhuang: Cauzsenh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝	鮮
ちょう Grade: 2	せん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 朝鮮

/teusen/ > /tjoːsen/, [tɕoːsen]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちょーせん [chòóséꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

朝鮮 (hiragana ちょうせん, rōmaji Chōsen, historical hiragana てうせん)

Korea

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
朝	鮮

Proper noun

朝鮮 • (Joseon) (hangeul 조선)

Hanja form^? of 조선 (“Joseon; Korea, especially North Korea”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
朝	鮮

Han characters

朝鮮

Hán tự form of Triều Tiên, “Korea”

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