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TOPIK 5noun

망명

mangmyeong

망명이 · 망명을

asylum, political exile, defection

Example

그 기자는 미국으로 망명을 신청했습니다.

The journalist applied for asylum in the United States.

Word parts

망 flee명 name (on the register)

Originally 'fleeing with one's name struck from the household register'; now escaping abroad, usually for political reasons.