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TOPIK 5noun

선심성

seonsimseong [선심썽]

선심성이 · 선심성을

crowd-pleasing, populist (handout-style)

Example

선거 때마다 선심성 공약이 쏟아져 나와요.

Every election, a flood of crowd-pleasing campaign promises comes out.

Word parts

선 good심 heart성 quality

선심 'kindness, generosity' + -성: generosity shown to win favor.

Good to know

Mostly used before nouns and always critical: 선심성 정책, 선심성 예산.