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파혼하다 meaning and pronunciation

pahonhada · break off one's engagement

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 80674
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 파ː혼하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    결혼하기로 한 약속을 깨다.

    English: break off one's engagement — To break one's promise to marry someone.

    Examples

    • 파혼한 경험.
    • 파혼한 사실.
    • 파혼할 위기.
    • 약혼녀와 파혼하다.
    • 갑자기 파혼하다.
    • 나는 결혼하기로 한 남자 친구가 큰 거짓말을 한 것을 알고 파혼했다.
Origin
破婚하다
Categories
삶 > 삶의 상태

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