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韩国

Hánguó

How you knew it

You picked Hàn Quốc — on your first look at 韩国, from the sound alone.

A
Hàn Quốc韩国 · Hánguó · Korea
B Trung Quốc 中国 · Zhōngguó
C Nhật Bản 日本 · Rìběn
D Việt Nam 越南 · Yuènán

All four options were Chinese words too.

Hán–Việt · the bridge You already had this
hán Hàn guó Quốc

One character, one Vietnamese syllable. It is the same word.

is quốc every time it turns up — you met it in 中国 Trung Quốc two screens ago, and it is the same quốc in quốc gia 国家.

About 60% of Vietnamese vocabulary came the same way. It will not hold for every word — and Toni shows you the reading on the ones where it does, instead of letting you find out.

Nothing here was scored, and nothing here can be got wrong. This was to show you what you are already carrying.