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Etymology edit

공교(工巧) (gonggyo, strange coincidence) +‎ 롭다 (-ropda, suffix deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonggyoropda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggyolobda
McCune–Reischauer?konggyoropta
Yale Romanization?kongkyolopta

Adjective edit

공교롭다 (gonggyoropda) (infinitive 공교로워, sequential 공교로우니)

  1. to be strangely coincidental
    이름조차 잊은 소꿉친구 공교롭게도 길거리에서 마주친 이었다.
    ireumjocha ijeun sokkupchin'gu-reul gonggyoropgedo gilgeori-eseo majuchin geos-ieotda.
    I had, by a strange coincidence, encountered on the streets a childhood friend whose very name I had forgotten.

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