궁합

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 宮 (“palace, house”) + 合 (“join, suitable”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gunghap
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunghab
    McCune–Reischauer?kunghap
    Yale Romanization?kwunghap

    Noun

    궁합 • (gunghap) (hanja 宮合)

    1. marital harmony or compatibility (as foreseen by a fortuneteller)
      필립과 킴은 찰떡궁합이었다. ― Pillip-gwa Kim-eun chaltteokgunghabieotda. ― Philip and Kim were meant for each other.
    2. (by extension) chemistry, compatibility (of two things)

    Derived terms

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