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태양

sun

NounSino-Korean: 太陽

  1. 1

    sun

    The star at the center of a solar system which is extremely hot and emits light.

    Korean definition: 태양계의 중심에 있으며 온도가 매우 높고 스스로 빛을 내는 항성.

    • The midday sun was so hot it seemed to burn everything up.

    • On New Year's morning, we made wishes while watching the rising sun.

  2. 2

    hope

    (figurative) A very cherished existence which gives hope.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 매우 소중하거나 희망을 주는 존재.

    • After our father died, our eldest brother was the sun of our family.

    • That young man became the sun that revived the villagers' fading hopes.