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TOPIK 6noun

결초보은

gyeolchoboeun

결초보은하다 · 결초보은의 마음으로

repaying a kindness even after death, eternal gratitude

Example

이 은혜는 결초보은의 마음으로 꼭 갚겠습니다.

I will repay this kindness without fail, even beyond the grave.

Word parts

결 tie초 grass보 repay은 kindness

Literally 'tie grass to repay kindness' — a ghost tied grass to trip his benefactor's enemy.