Korean learner dictionary
춘향
chunhyang · Chunhyang
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 67983Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 춘향
- 1.
고전 소설 ‘춘향전’의 여자 주인공. 기생의 딸로 양반인 이몽룡과 신분을 초월한 사랑을 이뤘다. 절개가 굳은 여성으로 그려진다.
English: Chunhyang — The heroine in the Chunhyangjeon, the Story of Chunhyang, a novel from the Joseon Dynasty; as a daugther of a gisaeng, a Korean female entertainer, she achieves true love transcending social classes with Yi Mongryong, a man of noble birth; she is portrayed as a woman of unwavering chastity.
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- 春香
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