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TOPIK 3noun

갈등

galdeung [갈뜽]

갈등이 · 갈등을

conflict, tension, discord

Example

부모님과 생각이 달라서 갈등이 생겼어요.

Conflict arose because my parents and I think differently.

Word parts

갈 arrowroot vine등 wisteria

Literally 'arrowroot and wisteria' — two vines twisting around each other in opposite directions.

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Pronounced [갈뜽] with a tense ㄸ sound.