"헬조선" meaning in Korean

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Proper name

IPA: [he̞ʎd͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Heljoseon [romanization], —朝鮮 [hanja]
Etymology: From 헬 (hel, from English hell) + 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Joseon, archaic name for Korea”). The "hell" part is from Korean slang referring to an extremely difficult situation, and the "Joseon" name refers to the supposed backwardsness of South Korean society and excessive work being compared to the Joseon Dynasty. Etymology templates: {{der|ko|en|hell}} English hell, {{af|ko|헬|^조선(朝鮮)|pos1=from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">hell</i>|t2=Joseon, archaic name for Korea}} 헬 (hel, from English hell) + 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Joseon, archaic name for Korea”) Head templates: {{ko-pos|proper noun|hanja=—朝鮮}} 헬조선 • (Heljoseon) (hanja —朝鮮)
  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) "Hell Joseon", South Korea [mainly used in the mid-2010s] Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (place): Derogatory names for countries, South Korea Synonyms: 개한민국(韓民國) (Gaehanmin'guk), 망한민국(亡韓民國) (Manghanmin'guk), 지옥(地獄)불반도(半島) (Jiokbulbando)
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ヘル朝鮮",
            "2": "ヘルちょうせん"
          },
          "expansion": "ヘル朝鮮(ちょうせん) (heruchōsen)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: ヘル朝鮮(ちょうせん) (heruchōsen)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "hell"
      },
      "expansion": "English hell",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "헬",
        "3": "^조선(朝鮮)",
        "pos1": "from English <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">hell</i>",
        "t2": "Joseon, archaic name for Korea"
      },
      "expansion": "헬 (hel, from English hell) + 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Joseon, archaic name for Korea”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 헬 (hel, from English hell) + 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Joseon, archaic name for Korea”). The \"hell\" part is from Korean slang referring to an extremely difficult situation, and the \"Joseon\" name refers to the supposed backwardsness of South Korean society and excessive work being compared to the Joseon Dynasty.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Heljoseon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "—朝鮮",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "hanja": "—朝鮮"
      },
      "expansion": "헬조선 • (Heljoseon) (hanja —朝鮮)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Derogatory names for countries",
          "orig": "ko:Derogatory names for countries",
          "parents": [
            "Country nicknames",
            "Derogatory names for places",
            "Countries",
            "Nicknames",
            "Polities",
            "Names",
            "Places",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "South Korea",
          "orig": "ko:South Korea",
          "parents": [
            "Asia",
            "Korea",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"Hell Joseon\", South Korea"
      ],
      "id": "en-헬조선-ko-name-46PXsnNS",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "South Korea",
          "South Korea"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, derogatory) \"Hell Joseon\", South Korea [mainly used in the mid-2010s]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Gaehanmin'guk",
          "word": "개한민국(韓民國)"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Manghanmin'guk",
          "word": "망한민국(亡韓民國)"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Jiokbulbando",
          "word": "지옥(地獄)불반도(半島)"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[he̞ʎd͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "헬조선"
    },
    {
      "other": "[헬조선]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "헬조선"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ヘル朝鮮",
            "2": "ヘルちょうせん"
          },
          "expansion": "ヘル朝鮮(ちょうせん) (heruchōsen)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: ヘル朝鮮(ちょうせん) (heruchōsen)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "hell"
      },
      "expansion": "English hell",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "헬",
        "3": "^조선(朝鮮)",
        "pos1": "from English <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">hell</i>",
        "t2": "Joseon, archaic name for Korea"
      },
      "expansion": "헬 (hel, from English hell) + 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Joseon, archaic name for Korea”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 헬 (hel, from English hell) + 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Joseon, archaic name for Korea”). The \"hell\" part is from Korean slang referring to an extremely difficult situation, and the \"Joseon\" name refers to the supposed backwardsness of South Korean society and excessive work being compared to the Joseon Dynasty.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Heljoseon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "—朝鮮",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "hanja": "—朝鮮"
      },
      "expansion": "헬조선 • (Heljoseon) (hanja —朝鮮)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean compound terms",
        "Korean derogatory terms",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean internet slang",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean proper nouns",
        "Korean self-deprecatory terms",
        "Korean terms derived from English",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ko:Derogatory names for countries",
        "ko:South Korea"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"Hell Joseon\", South Korea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "South Korea",
          "South Korea"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, derogatory) \"Hell Joseon\", South Korea [mainly used in the mid-2010s]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[he̞ʎd͡ʑo̞sʰʌ̹n]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "헬조선"
    },
    {
      "other": "[헬조선]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Gaehanmin'guk",
      "word": "개한민국(韓民國)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Manghanmin'guk",
      "word": "망한민국(亡韓民國)"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Jiokbulbando",
      "word": "지옥(地獄)불반도(半島)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "헬조선"
}

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