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TOPIK 5noun

선망

seonmang

선망이 · 선망을

envy, admiration, aspiration

Example

그 회사는 취업 준비생들의 선망의 대상이에요.

That company is the envy of job seekers.

Word parts

선 envy망 look up

Literally 'envy and look up to'.

Good to know

Typical phrase: 선망의 대상 'object of envy' — admiring, not hostile.