홍길동洪吉童

[ honggildong ]
「명사」 Noun
Hong Gildong

A main character in the old Korean novel Honggildongjeon, the Tale of Hong Gildong, written by Heo Gyun; he is a righteous leader of a bandit, who appears out of nowhere to help the poor and vanish mysteriously.

Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate

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