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Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
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  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
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  *丽* | 丽* | *丽
Korea
China, Japan and Korea
Russia, China and North Korea
Wangqing, a county in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道, South Korea
Ryanggang province province in north North Korea, adjacent to Jilin province
budae jjigae, a type of Korean stew
History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼 in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽, Baekje 百濟|百济, Silla 新羅|新罗.
North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]
Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province
Changwon City, capital of South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道, South Korea
Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
Korean language
South Korea
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 in east South Korea
special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
Japan and Korea
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white
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  *铉* | 铉* | *铉
stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron / commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
Longjing, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
a North Korean; (in broader or historical usage) a Korean
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Park Geun-hye (1952-), Korean politician, daughter of former dictator Park Chung-Hee 朴正熙, president of Korea 2013-2017
subject-object-verb SOV or subject-object-predicate sentence pattern (e.g. in Japanese or Korean grammar)
Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日, supreme leader of North Korea from 2011
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市
(Tw, HK) North Korea
samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
China-South Korea
to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc)
Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
(Tw, HK) South Korea
Korean Peninsula
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道, South Korea
Korean ethnic group; Koreans (major ethnic group of the Korean Peninsula) / Korean ethnic minority in China
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia
Korean language
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市
secretary of state (esp. historical, or Japanese or Korean usage)
Hyundai, the Korean corporation
South Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道, South Korea
abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争, Korean War (1950-1953)
stick / club / cudgel / maize (corn) / ear of maize / corncob / (derog.) Korean
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o
Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series
Korean War (1950-1953)
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道, South Korea
North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
won (currency of South Korea)
Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general 2007-2016
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道, South Korea
to close a country; to exclude foreign contact / closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)
Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea
Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道, South Korea
South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, capital Daejeon 大田
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
(coll.) curvaceous thighs (loanword from Korean)
Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
Korean War (1950-1953)
North and South Korea
the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea
aikido (Japanese martial art) / hapkido (Korean martial art)
North and South Korea
Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道|全罗北道 and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道
Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
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  *韩* | 韩* | *韩
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
the Korean side
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道, South Korea
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  *朝* | 朝* | *朝
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜 Korea
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  *朴* | 朴* | *朴
surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pu2]
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
bibimbap (Korean cuisine)
buldak ramen (a type of spicy Korean instant noodles)
gimbap, aka kimbap (Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in a sheet of nori)
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called
"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392
Resist US, help North Korea (1950s slogan)
Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
talks on North Korea's nuclear program
Cheongju, capital of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea 忠清北道
unified Silla (658-935), Korean kingdom

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