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TOPIK 6noun

피란민

piranmin

피란민이 · 피란민을

war refugee

Example

전쟁 중에 수많은 피란민이 부산으로 몰려들었어요.

During the war, countless refugees flooded into Busan.

Word parts

피 avoid란 turmoil민 people

Literally 'people fleeing turmoil'.

Good to know

피란 means fleeing war; 피난 means fleeing any disaster, and people often mix them up.