Korean learner dictionary

흥부

heungbu · Heungbu

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67978

Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 흥부

1.
고대 소설 ‘흥부전’의 주인공. 심술궂은 형 놀부와 달리 착한 마음씨를 지녔다. 부러진 제비 다리를 고쳐 준 인연으로 큰 부자가 된다.
English: Heungbu — The main character in the classical Korean novel Heungbujeon, The Tale of Heungbu, who is good-natured unlike his mean-hearted older brother Nolbu; he becomes rich for his good deed of caring for a sparrow with a broken leg.