아방궁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 阿房宮, from 阿房 (“Efang”) + 宮 (“palace”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?abanggung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?abanggung
    McCune–Reischauer?abanggung
    Yale Romanization?apangkwung

    Proper noun

    아방궁 • (Abanggung) (hanja 阿房宮)

    1. (historical) Epang Palace (palace complex of Qin Shihuang, first emperor of China)

    Noun

    아방궁 • (abanggung) (hanja 阿房宮)

    1. (figuratively) wastefully extravagant mansion, especially one built using public money
      야당은 대통령이 아방궁을 짓는다고 맹비난했다.
      Yadan-g'eun daetongnyeon-g'i abanggun-g'eul jinneunda-go maengbinan-haetda.
      The opposition condemned the president for building an extravagant mansion.
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