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고대
고대
苦待
[ godae ]
「명사」 Noun
• eager waiting
The state of looking forward to something.
behaviour
neutral
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
苦 (고)
–
suffering, pain
待 (대)
–
to wait
Synonyms
기대
–
expectation
Derived words
학수고대
–
looking forward to; waiting eagerly for
Other meanings of the word 고대
1
ancient times, ancient era
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
고관
고관대작
고구마
고금
고급
고기
고난
고달프다
고대
고대로
고도
고등어
고래
고루
고르다
고름
고리
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