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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 공창(公娼) (gongchang, “registered prostitute”) + 街 (“street”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gongchangga |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gongchangga |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kongch'angga |
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| Yale Romanization? | kongchangka |
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Noun
공창가 • (gongchangga) (hanja 公娼街)
- a red-light district
공창가에서 마주친 아버지와 아들은 얼굴이 벌게져서는 서로 못 본 척하고 냅다 도망쳤다.- Gongchangga-eseo majuchin abeojiwa adeur-eun eolgur-i beolgejeoseo-neun seoro mot bon cheokhago naepda domangcheotda.
- The father and son, who ran into each other at the red-light district, were both embarrassed, so, pretending not to see one another, they fled.