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말다툼 meaning and pronunciation

maldatum · argument

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 51702
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 말ː다툼Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    옳고 그름을 가리기 위해 말로 다투는 일.

    English: argument — The act of debating in order to tell right from wrong.

    Examples

    • 심한 말다툼.
    • 말다툼이 벌어지다.
    • 말다툼이 생기다.
    • 말다툼이 일어나다.
    • 말다툼을 일으키다.
    • 우리 부부는 성격이 많이 달라 신혼 초에 말다툼을 자주 했다.
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