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朝鮮

简朝鲜 · 繁朝鮮

Mandarin · pinyin Cháo xiǎn

North Korea
Korea as geographic term
Taiwan pr. Cháoxiān

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朝: cháo · dynasty; morning
鮮: Look up this written character
鲜: xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive

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2–3 · Chao2 xian3

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ciu4 sin1

Cantonese word readings for 朝鮮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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name

Korea (a geographic region in East Asia, consisting of two countries, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
(historical) Gojoseon (ancient Korean kingdom)
(～王朝) (historical) Joseon (ancient Korean dynasty and state)
(Mainland China, officialese in Hong Kong) (～民主主義人民共和國) North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea; capital: 平壤 (Píngrǎng))
(～半島) Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)

verb

(literary) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 朝, 鮮 /鲜: to be fresh in the morning

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