▁name ▁is ▁a ▁close ▁transl iter ation ▁of ▁Se oul ▁in ▁Mand arin ▁Chinese ; ▁ ▁() ▁can ▁also ▁mean ▁" first " ▁or ▁" cap ital ". ▁For ▁a ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁name ▁change , ▁Chinese - language ▁news ▁media ▁have ▁used ▁both ▁names ▁inter change ably ▁during ▁their ▁publications ▁or ▁broadcast s ▁( ▁in ▁print , ▁ ▁[ liter ally : ▁Sh ou er , ▁formerly ▁Han ch eng ] ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁radio ). ▁Despite ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁ ▁() ▁in ▁Chinese ▁media , ▁the ▁name ▁ ▁() ▁is ▁still ▁widely ▁used ▁by ▁some ▁Chinese ▁people . ▁ ▁For ▁some ▁time , ▁Main land ▁Chinese ▁media ▁did ▁not ▁adopt ▁the ▁new ▁name , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Chinese ▁people ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁choose ▁how ▁they ▁name ▁other ▁cities ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁( see ▁Ex onym ▁and ▁end onym ). ▁They ▁rel ented ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁This ▁change ▁was ▁intended ▁for ▁Chinese ▁speak ers ▁only , ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁Korean ▁language ▁name . ▁The ▁new ▁name ▁would ▁be ▁written ▁and ▁pron ounced ▁ 수 이 ▁( Su - i ) ▁in ▁Korean . ▁Some ▁lingu ists ▁have ▁critic ized ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁name , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁its ▁pron unci ation ▁in ▁Korean ▁be ars ▁no ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁the ▁native ▁name ▁at ▁all , ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁intended ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁pron unci ation , ▁while ▁effective ▁in ▁Mand arin , ▁is ▁lost ▁in ▁other ▁regional