Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 紅塵, from (red) + (dust)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hongjin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hongjin
McCune–Reischauer?hongjin
Yale Romanization?hongcin

Noun

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홍진 (hongjin) (hanja 紅塵)

  1. (archaic, literary) dust (kicked up by vehicles and horses)
  2. (archaic, figurative) bustling places

See also

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