朝鮮民主主義人民共和國
简 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 · 繁 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國Meanings
- People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
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- 朝
- cháo · dynasty; morning
- 鮮
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- 民
- mín · people, subjects, citizens
- 主
- zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
- 義
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- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 共
- gòng · together with, all, total; to share
- 和
- hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
- 國
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- 鲜
- xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive
- 义
- yì · right conduct, righteousness
- 国
- guó · nation, country, nation-state
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Mandarin tones
2–3–2–3–3–4–2–2–4–2–2 · Chao2 xian3 Min2 zhu3 zhu3 yi4 Ren2 min2 Gong4 he2 guo2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ciu4 sin1 man4 zyu2 zyu2 ji6 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3
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name
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia)
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