서울공화국

Korean

서울 (Seoul, “Seoul”) +‎ 공화국(共和國) (gonghwaguk, “republic”), literally "Republic of Seoul".

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹uɭ ko̞(ː)ŋβwa̠ɡuk̚]
Phonetic hangul: [서울 공(ː)화국]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Seoul gonghwaguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Seoul gonghwagug
McCune–Reischauer^?	Sŏul konghwaguk
Yale Romanization^?	sewul kōnghwakwuk

서울 공화국 • (Seoulgonghwaguk)

(humorous) "Republic of Seoul", a satirical nickname for South Korea criticizing the fact that the country is dominated by the capital, Seoul, to the detriment of the provinces
Coordinate term: 평양공화국(平壤共和國) (Pyeong'yanggonghwaguk, “Republic of Pyongyang”, nickname for North Korea)

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