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TOPIK 5noun

천신만고

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천신만고가 · 천신만고를

countless hardships, great pains

Example

그는 천신만고 끝에 꿈을 이뤘어요.

After countless hardships, he finally achieved his dream.

Word parts

천 thousand신 bitter만 ten thousand고 suffering

Literally 'a thousand bitter things, ten thousand pains'.