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TOPIK 5noun

약소국

yaksoguk [약쏘국]

약소국이 · 약소국을

small and weak nation, minor power

Example

그 시대에 많은 약소국이 식민지가 되었습니다.

In that era, many weak nations became colonies.

Word parts

약 weak소 small국 country

Literally 'weak, small country' — the mirror image of 강대국.

Good to know

Pronounced [약쏘국]: ㅅ after ㄱ becomes tense.