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Meanings

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Cháo xiǎn

1.North Korea
2.Korea as geographic term
3.Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1]

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Wiktionary

1.Korea (a geographic region in East Asia, consisting of two countries, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
2.Gojoseon (ancient Korean kingdom)
3.(historical) Joseon (ancient Korean dynasty and state)
4.(～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)
5.Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)
6.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 朝, 鮮 /鲜: to be fresh in the morning

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Etymology

Attested in Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhanguo Ce, Records of the Grand Historian, etc. Juha Janhunen tentatively suggests a connection to the ethnonyms Jurchen and Sushen. A common literal interpretation of this term is “morning (朝) calm (鮮)”, and thus Korea is also known as the “Land of the Morning Calm”.

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