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TOPIK 4noun

발상

balsang [발쌍]

발상이 · 발상을

idea, way of thinking, conception

Example

발상을 바꾸면 문제가 쉽게 풀릴 수 있어요.

If you change your way of thinking, the problem may be easy to solve.

Word parts

발 emit상 think

Literally 'sending out a thought'.

Good to know

Pronounced [발쌍]; 발상의 전환 (a shift in thinking) is a common set phrase.