Korean learner dictionary
효자 meaning and pronunciation
hyoja · filial son; devoted son
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 89073Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 효ː자Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
부모를 정성껏 잘 모시는 아들.
English: filial son; devoted son — A son who serves his parents well and devotedly.
Examples
- 효자의 정성.
- 효자 노릇.
- 효자로 소문나다.
- 효자로 알려지다.
- 효자인 그는 부모님 말씀을 어긴 적이 없었다.
- 그는 노부모를 잘 받들고 살아서 효자라고 소문났다.
- Origin
- 孝子
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 인간관계 · 가족 행사
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