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전설 meaning and pronunciation

jeonseol · legend

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 25307
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 전설Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    오래전부터 전해 내려오는 이야기.

    English: legend — A story that has been passed on from a long time ago.

    Examples

    • 슬픈 전설.
    • 아름다운 전설.
    • 전설이 전해지다.
    • 전설을 남기다.
    • 전설을 듣다.
    • 어느 나라에나 영웅들에 대한 믿기 어려운 전설들이 있다.
Origin
傳說
Categories
문화 > 전통 문화 · 한국의 문학

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