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고생
고생
苦生
[ gosaeng ]
「명사」 Noun
• trouble; hardship
The state of one's going through sufferings or hardships, or such a life.
life events & situations
accident / disaster
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
苦 (고)
–
suffering, pain
生 (생)
–
to be born, to live, raw, uncooked
Synonyms
시련
–
hardship; ordeal; trial; test
Derived words
고생길
–
arduous path
Neighboring words in the dictionary
고물
고민
고민되다
고민하다
고백
고봉
고비
고사
고생
고생길
고서
고소
고소인
고소자
고소하다
고속
고속 도로
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