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TOPIK 6noun

매국노

maegungno [매궁노]

매국노가 · 매국노를

traitor (who sold out the country)

Example

을사조약에 찬성한 다섯 대신은 매국노라고 불려요.

The five ministers who approved the Eulsa Treaty are called traitors.

Word parts

매 sell국 country노 slave

Literally 'slave who sells the country'.

Good to know

Pronounced [매궁노] — ㄱ becomes ㅇ before ㄴ.