천국

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天國, from (sky) + (country)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
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
  • 천국은 마치 자기 아들을 위하여 혼인 잔치를 베푼 어떤 임금과 같으니 (cheon-goog-eun ma-chi ja-gi a-deul-eul wi-ha-yeo hon-in jan-chi-leul be-pun eo-ddeon im-geum-gwa gat-eu-ni) <<seong-gyong>>

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (sky) + (chrysanthemum)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nɡuk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
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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