헬조선

Korean

Etymology

From 헬 (hel, from English hell) +‎ 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Korea”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [he̞ʎd͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [헬조선]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Heljoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Heljoseon
McCune–Reischauer?Heljosŏn
Yale Romanization?heylcosen

Proper noun

헬조선 • (Heljoseon) (hanja —朝鮮)

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) South Korea [mainly used in the mid-2010s]

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Japanese: ヘル朝鮮(ちょうせん) (heruchōsen)
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