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TOPIK 6noun

도원결의

dowongyeorui [도원겨리]

도원결의가 · 도원결의를

a sworn oath of brotherhood

Example

세 친구는 도원결의를 하듯 함께 창업하기로 약속했어요.

The three friends vowed, like sworn brothers, to start a business together.

Word parts

도 peach원 garden결 tie의 loyalty

From Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei swore brotherhood in a peach garden.

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Pronounced [도원겨릐] or [도원겨리].