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가망 meaning and pronunciation

gamang · possibility; chance; prospect

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 15379
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 가ː망Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    바라는 대로 이루어질 가능성이나 희망.

    English: possibility; chance; prospect — The possibility or hope of realizing one's dream.

    Examples

    • 좋아질 가망.
    • 가망이 없다.
    • 가망이 있다.
    • 가망을 잃다.
    • 열심히 노력하면 내 꿈이 이루어질 가망이 있을 것 같았다.
    • 아버지는 병이 악화되어 수술을 해도 살아날 가망이 없었다.
Origin
可望
Categories
인간 > 인지 행위

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