Meaning of Han-ch'eng | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of Seoul: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Examples

“They go from one Westerner’s house to another, stating in the most abusive language that if these Westerners do not leave Korea immediately, they will be killed in due course. All the Westerners in Han-ch’eng [Seoul] are greatly frightened.”

“The capital of the kingdom was at Han-ch’eng (漢城), called Seoul in English.”

“We did not expect Japan to take the unjustifiable course of sending troops to Korea too, and her troops, which had not been invited by the Korean government, nevertheless occupied its capital Han-ch’eng [Mancheng] [Seoul].”

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