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Korean learner dictionary

춘향

chunhyang · Chunhyang

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67983
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 춘향
  1. 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.

Origin
春香
Categories
문화 > 전통 문화