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TOPIK 5noun

갈림길

gallimgil [갈림낄]

갈림길이 · 갈림길을

fork in the road, crossroads; turning point

Example

인생의 갈림길에서 저는 유학을 선택했어요.

At a crossroads in my life, I chose to study abroad.

Word parts

갈리다 'to split' + 길 'road' — where the road splits.

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Pronounced [갈림낄] — the ㄱ in 길 is tensed in this compound.