천국

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天國, from 天 (“sky”) + 國 (“country”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[천국]
Revised Romanization? cheon-guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheongug
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏn'guk
Yale Romanization? chenkwuk

Noun

천국 • (cheon-guk) (hanja 天國)

  1. heaven, paradise
    천국에 계신 우리 하느님이 세우신 주님의 왕국과 교회
    cheon-guge gyesin uri haneunimi se-usin junimui wanggukgwa gyohoe
    the Kingdom of God and the Church which our Father in heaven has established

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“sky”) + 菊 (“chrysanthemum”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[천국]
Revised Romanization? cheon-guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheongug
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏn'guk
Yale Romanization? chenkwuk

Noun

천국 • (cheon-guk) (hanja 天菊)

  1. (botany) Dianthus chinensis, a species of flowering plant

Synonyms

  1. 패랭이꽃 (paeraeng-ikkot)
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