Korean learner dictionary

홍길동

honggildong · Hong Gildong

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67984

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 홍길똥

1.
허균의 소설 ‘홍길동전’의 주인공. 귀신같이 나타났다 사라지는 재주를 가진, 의적의 우두머리이다.
English: Hong Gildong — A main character in the old Korean novel Honggildongjeon, the Tale of Hong Gildong, written by Heo Gyun; he is a righteous leader of a bandit, who appears out of nowhere to help the poor and vanish mysteriously.