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친정 meaning and pronunciation
chinjeong · the former home of a married woman
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 28126Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 친정Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
결혼한 여자가 본래 살던, 그 가족들이 사는 집.
English: the former home of a married woman — The house a woman lived in before her wedding, where her parents and siblings live.
Examples
- 친정 나들이.
- 친정 부모.
- 친정 엄마.
- 친정 오빠.
- 친정에 가다.
- 엄마는 친정에 계신 외할머니, 외할아버지께 음식을 보냈다.
- Origin
- 親庭
- Categories
- 삶 > 친족 관계 · 연애와 결혼
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