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TOPIK 5noun

기득권

gideukgwon [기득꿘]

기득권이 · 기득권을

vested interests, established privileges; the establishment

Example

기득권을 가진 사람들은 변화를 싫어하는 경향이 있어요.

People with vested interests tend to dislike change.

Word parts

기 already득 gain권 right

Literally 'already-gained rights'.

Good to know

Pronounced [기득꿘] — the ㄱ after a ㄱ batchim tenses.