Korean Culture & Customs

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jeong

Jeong (情)

Jeong is a deep, hard-to-translate sense of attachment and warmth that builds between people over shared time, even amid quarrels. It explains why a vendor tosses in an extra helping, or why old friends and longtime neighbors feel almost like family.

Examples

Korean	English
몇 년을 같이 일하다 보니 미운 정 고운 정 다 들었어. myeot nyeoneul gachi ilhada boni miun jeong goun jeong da deureosseo.	After working together for years, I've grown attached through thick and thin.

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