为韩国首都“首尔”正名之辩——称“汉城”为“首尔”不是改名,而是正名

本文以讨论的形式强调,韩国首都“汉城”称为“首尔”,是正名而非改名。这一行为既是对历史事实的肯定,更是出于方便国际交流的考虑,免得引起交流中一些概念的混乱。舍中式“汉城”名而取西化“首尔”之称,绝无“脱亚入欧”之意,实为对历史“正名”的充分尊重。

The essay stresses through discussion the point that the capital city of South Korea ＂Seoul＂ changed its name from ＂Hancheng （Chinese translation）＂ to ＂Shou＇er （English sound translation）＂ is a matter of correcting its name instead of changing its name. The correction is the reorganization of the history and is for the sake of international communication so as to avoid confusing. The use of ＂Shou＇er＂ instead of ＂Hancheng＂ does not mean they want to join Europe. It＇s just a matter of correcting its name.