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  2. Kisaeng - Wikipedia

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    Kisaeng (Korean: 기생; Hanja: 妓生; RR: Gisaeng), also called ginyeo (기녀; 妓女), were enslaved women from outcast or enslaved families who were trained to be courtesans, providing artistic entertainment and conversation to men of upper class.

  3. Dried persimmon - Wikipedia

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    Dried persimmon is a type of traditional dried fruit snack in East Asia with origins in China. They dried them to use them in other seasons. [1] Known as shìbǐng (柿餅) in Chinese, hoshigaki (干し柿) in Japanese, gotgam (곶감) in Korean, and hồng khô in Vietnamese, it is traditionally made in the winter, by air drying Oriental persimmon.

  4. List of English words of Korean origin - Wikipedia

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    a Korean martial art [8] [9] Kisaeng: gisaeng 기생 (妓生) (archaic) a female entertainer who pours drinks to guests and entertain them with songs and dances [10] Manhwa: manhwa 만화 (漫畫) a style of Korean comic books, cartoons and animated cartoons (cognate with Japanese manga) Mukbang: meokbang 먹방

  5. List of Korean placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    A Korean sign for Gyeongju, which translates to "congratulatory province" or "capital province". Korean place name etymologies are based upon a large linguistic background of Chinese, Japanese and Old Korean influence and history. [1] The commonplace names have multiple meanings in Korean, Chinese, and when transliterated to English as well. [2]

  6. Names of Korea - Wikipedia

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    The earliest records of Korean history are written in Chinese characters called hanja.Even after the invention of hangul, Koreans generally recorded native Korean names with hanja, by translation of meaning, transliteration of sound, or even combinations of the two.

  7. Standard Korean Language Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The compilation of Standard Korean Language Dictionary was commenced on 1 January 1992, by The National Academy of the Korean Language, the predecessor of the National Institute of Korean Language. [1] The dictionary's first edition was published in three volumes on 9 October 1999, followed by the compact disc released on 9 October 2001. [2]

  8. Korean language - Wikipedia

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    Korean is spoken by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea, and by the Korean diaspora in many countries including the People's Republic of China, the United States, Japan, and Russia. In 2001, Korean was the fourth most popular foreign language in China, following English, Japanese, and Russian. [ 68 ]

  9. Korean folklore - Wikipedia

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    The Animation Korean Folklore is an animation based on Korean folk literature, and was created by faithfully following the narrative structure of the tales. "Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time" is also one of the representative animations based on Korean folklore.