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궁지
궁지
窮地
[ gungji ]
「명사」 Noun
• predicament
A very difficult, vexing situation.
life events & situations
accident / disaster
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
窮 (궁)
–
to exhaust, to reach the end, to be destitute, to be impoverished
地 (지)
–
earth, ground, land
Neighboring words in the dictionary
궁
궁궐
궁극
궁극적
궁녀
궁둥이
궁전
궁중
궁지
궁합
권
권고
권능
권력
권리
권위
권한
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