도강

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 渡江. The North Korean sense probably arises from how crossing the Tumen River into China is the main route used by North Korean defectors.

Pronunciation

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Revised Romanization?dogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dogang
McCune–Reischauer?togang
Yale Romanization?tokang

Noun

도강 • (dogang) (hanja 渡江)

  1. crossing a river
  2. (North Korea) to defect, leave North Korea for another country.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of 도둑 강의 (doduk gang'ui).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dogang
McCune–Reischauer?togang
Yale Romanization?tokang

Noun

도강 • (dogang)

  1. sneaking into a lecture that one hasn't enrolled in.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 都講.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dogang
McCune–Reischauer?togang
Yale Romanization?tokang

Noun

도강 • (dogang) (hanja 都講)

  1. (historical) the act of students reciting what one has learnt in front of a teacher.
  2. (historical) a class for soldiers
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