Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 刻骨難忘 (engraved in bone, so as to be difficult to forget).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gakgollanmang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaggolnanmang
McCune–Reischauer?kakkollanmang
Yale Romanization?kak.kolnanmang

Noun edit

각골난망 (gakgollanmang) (hanja 刻骨難忘)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) cherishing forever the memory (of a benefactor); forever preserving gratitude
    Synonym: 백골난망(白骨難忘) (baekgollanmang)

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