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카네이션 meaning and pronunciation

kaneisyeon · carnation

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 80942
Part of speech: 명사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    붉은색이나 흰색의 꽃잎이 주름 모양으로 겹겹이 피며, 특히 어버이날 부모님의 가슴에 다는 꽃.

    English: carnation — A flower whose red or white petals bloom in layers resembling wrinkles, which a parent wears on the lapel of a jacket on Parents' Day.

    Examples

    • 붉은 카네이션.
    • 카네이션이 피다.
    • 카네이션을 기르다.
    • 카네이션을 달다.
    • 카네이션을 바치다.
    • 카네이션을 심다.
Origin
carnation
Categories
동식물 > 식물류

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