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TOPIK 5noun

권선징악

gwonseonjingak

권선징악이 · 권선징악을

rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

Example

옛날이야기는 대부분 권선징악을 주제로 해요.

Most old folktales are about good being rewarded and evil punished.

Word parts

권 encourage선 good징 punish악 evil

Literally 'encourage good, punish evil.'