Korean learner dictionary

포석정

poseokjeong · Poseokjeong Pavilion

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 68326

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 포석쩡

1.
경상북도 경주시에 있었던 통일 신라 때의 연회 장소. 전복 모양으로 생긴 돌 홈에 물을 흐르게 하고 그 위에 술잔을 띄우고 시를 읊으며 놀이를 하던 곳이다.
English: Poseokjeong Pavilion — A venue for banquets during the Unified Silla Kingdom located in Gyeongju of Gyeongsangbuk-do, or North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea; it was the place for entertainment where the kings and nobles let water flow into abalone-shaped stone channels, floated wine glasses on the water, and recited poems.