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TOPIK 5noun

동병상련

dongbyeongsangnyeon [동병상년]

동병상련이 · 동병상련을

sympathy among fellow sufferers; misery loves company

Example

같은 처지라서 그런지 동병상련을 느꼈어요.

Maybe because we were in the same situation, I felt a kinship with him.

Word parts

동 same병 illness상 mutual련 pity

Literally 'the same illness, pitying each other'.