2006-08-23 02:47:11 · 4 answers · asked by cherr_suarez 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
It is "land of the morning calm" not broken. You have to know the history of Korea but...
***In 1392, a dynasty established by a military coup revived the name Joseon (조선, 朝鮮) (the official state name becoming Daejoseonguk - 대조선국, 大朝鮮國). The Chinese characters were often translated into English as "morning calm," and Korea's English nickname became "The Land of the Morning Calm"; however, this interpretation is not often used in the Korean language, and is more familiar to Koreans as a back-translation from English.***
***Taken from Wikipedia***
So that's basically it. So if you want to know the real translation...
Dae (대) - GREAT
joseon (조선) - JOSEON
guk (국) - NATION
The Great Joseon Nation. Not the Land of the Morning Calm. But I would have to say...the latter one has a nicer flow. <(^_^)>
2006-08-23 02:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by jpklla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't remember where I heard this but Korea was a whole country [대조선국] before the Korean War broke. After the war it was split into 2, North & South. No one knows for sure when will the 2 Koreas will be able to be one again, since there's still a silent war between them. Hence, DMZ. That's why instead of Land of the Morning Calm, it is now known as Land of the Broken Calm.
2016-10-15 03:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by Larieza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interestingly enough, this was mentioned in an episode of M*A*S*H. It's called "the land of the broken calm" because there has been one type of war or occupation going on in the Korean peninsula for the past 5,000 years. I guess if people from other countries would stop trying to take it over or plant troops there it could get back to being a calm land...
2006-08-23 02:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, jpklla is right. It's not "land of the broken calm" but "Land of the Morning Calm", mistranslated from Deh-jo-sun-guk.
2006-08-23 06:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by yupgigirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋