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가난뱅이 meaning and pronunciation

gananbaengi · poor man

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 28069
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 가난뱅이Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    (낮잡아 이르는 말로) 가난한 사람.

    English: poor man — (disparaging) A poor person.

    Examples

    • 가난뱅이 신세.
    • 가난뱅이 처지.
    • 가난뱅이 친구.
    • 가난뱅이가 되다.
    • 가난뱅이로 살다.
    • 그는 전 재산을 도박으로 잃어 가난뱅이가 되었다.
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