Korean learner dictionary
고백 meaning and pronunciation
gobaek · confession; confiding; making a clean breast of something; fessing up; coming clean
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 22363- 1.
마음속의 생각이나 숨기고 있는 사실을 솔직하게 모두 다 말함.
English: confession; confiding; making a clean breast of something; fessing up; coming clean — The act of telling one's innermost thoughts or secrets truthfully.
Examples
- 사랑 고백.
- 심경 고백.
- 부끄러운 고백.
- 솔직한 고백.
- 진실한 고백.
- 고백을 듣다.
- Origin
- 告白
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 언어 행위 · 연애와 결혼
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