Korean exonyms

Korean exonyms are the names of places in the Korean language that differ from the name given in the place's dominant language.
For names of non-Chinese origin, Korean exonyms tend to represent the country's Exonym and endonym or their English exonym as phonologically possible within the Korean language.
For names of Chinese origin, Korean can use either the Sino-Korean pronunciation, which are the Korean pronunciations of Chinese characters, or an approximation of the endonym or English exonym.
Some names may differ somewhat between North Korean and South Korean dialects as their general lack of communication with one another since 1945, their differences regarding communication with foreign nations, and language politics have resulted in aforementioned dialects to become increasingly different from one another over the years.
Jungguk (중국) 	Jungguk (중국) 	Jungguk (중국) 	Jungguk (중국) 	Jungguk (중국) 	Jungguk (중국)
English name 	Korean name 	Sino-Korean name	Endonym 	Endonym 	Notes
English name 	Korean name 	Sino-Korean name	Name 	 	Notes
Beijing 	Beijing (베이징) 	Bukgyeong (북경) 	Bĕijīng (北京) 	Mandarin 	
Hong Kong 	Hongkong (홍콩) 	 	Xiānggǎng (香港) 	Mandarin 	based on the English exonym
Hong Kong 	Hongkong (홍콩) 	 	Hēung Góng 	Cantonese 	based on the English exonym
Shanghai 	Shanghai (샹하이) 	Sanghae (상해) 	Shànghǎi (上海) 	Mandarin 	
Chinese endonyms for places in mainland China are written in simplified Chinese characters, while places in the Special administrative regions of China|special administrative regions are written in traditional Chinese characters.
, Ilbon (일본) 	, Ilbon (일본) 	, Ilbon (일본) 	, Ilbon (일본) 	, Ilbon (일본) 	, Ilbon (일본) 	, Ilbon (일본)
English name 	South Korean name	North Korean name	Sino-Korean name	Endonym 	Endonym 	Notes
English name 	South Korean name	North Korean name	Sino-Korean name	Name 	Language 	Notes
Kyoto 	Gyoto (교토) 	 	 	Kyōto (京都) 	Japanese 	
Osaka 	Osaka (오사카) 	Osagga (오사까) 	 	Ōsaka (大阪) 	Japanese 	
Tokyo 	Dokyo (도쿄) 	Doggyo (도꾜) 	Donggyeong(동경) 	Tōkyō (東京) 	Japanese 	
Miguk (미국) 	Miguk (미국) 	Miguk (미국) 	Miguk (미국)
English name 	South Korean name 	North Korean name 	Notes
Chicago 	Shikago (시카고) 	 	
Los Angeles 	Loseu-Aenjelleseu (로스앤젤레스) 	 	
New York City	Nyu-Yok (뉴욕) 	Nyu-Yokeu (뉴요크) 	
Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남) 	Beteunam (베트남)
English name 	South Korean name	North Korean name	Sino-Korean pronunciation	Endonym 	Endonym 	Endonym 	Notes
English name 	South Korean name	North Korean name	Sino-Korean pronunciation	Name in Vietnamese alphabet	Name in Chinese characters	Language 	
Hanoi 	Hanoi 
(하노이) 	 	Hane (하내) 	Hà Nội 	河內 	Vietnamese 	
Ho Chi Minh City 	Hojjimin-Shi 
(호찌민시)	 	 	Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh 	城舗胡志明 	Vietnamese 	The South Korean translation is a hybrid of the transcription of the name Ho Chi Minh (호찌민) and the Korean word for city, shi (시). Saigon is an alternative name for the city, and the two names are used interchangeably even among Vietnamese.
Hue 	Hue
(후에) 	 	 	Thành phố Huế 	城舖化 	Vietnamese 	
Saigon 	Saigong 
(사이공) 	 	 	Sài Gòn 	柴棍 	Vietnamese 	Since the end of the Vietnam War, the city was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City. However, both names are still used interchangeably even among Vietnamese.
Although Chinese characters are no longer used to write Vietnamese in daily life and very few Vietnamese can read Chinese characters, the names of cities in Chinese characters are still included above for reference of the Korean alphabet.
Category:Korean language
Category:Exonyms