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옛이야기 meaning and pronunciation
yetiyagi · old story
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 70145Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 옌ː니야기Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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옛날에 있었던 일이라고 전해지거나 있었다고 꾸며서 하는 이야기.
English: old story — A story that is said to have happened a long time ago or a story made up to be a true story of long ago.
Examples
- 흘러간 옛이야기.
- 옛이야기가 전해지다.
- 옛이야기를 나누다.
- 옛이야기를 듣다.
- 옛이야기를 주고받다.
- 옛이야기를 하다.
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