Chaoxianzu

English Etymology From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 朝鮮族. The term "Chaoxianzu (朝鲜族)" is derived from "Joseon (朝鲜; Chaoxian)," the name of an ancient Korean dynasty, and was established during the Ethnic Recognition Project (民族识别工作) carried out by the Chinese government from 1949 to 1953. Before this initiative, the group was commonly referred to as "Joseonin (朝鲜人; Chaoxianren)" in Mandarin. Pronunciation chou′shyĕn′dzo͞o′ en Chao xian zu Proper noun Ethnic Koreans of Chinese nationality. Synonyms from Korean en Chosonjok, en Joseonjok Translations ethnic Koreans with Chinese nationality Korean: ko 조선족