궁합

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宮 (“palace, house”) + 合 (“join, suitable”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gunghap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunghab
McCune–Reischauer?kunghap
Yale Romanization?kwunghap

Noun

궁합 • (gunghap) (hanja 宮合)

  1. marital harmony or compatibility (as foreseen by a fortuneteller)
    필립과 킴은 찰떡궁합이었다. ― Pillip-gwa Kim-eun chaltteokgunghabieotda. ― Philip and Kim were meant for each other.
  2. (by extension) chemistry, compatibility (of two things)

Derived terms
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