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Henrik
HulpleerkrachtDoes "사자" mean "lion" in Korean?
Hello I'm Henrik from Norway, and I'd appreciate help from native speakers, thank you
7 feb. 2016 14:08
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I agree with both - context is everything. Yes, 사자 could mean lion, but it could also mean other things.
8 februari 2016
Hi, Henrik.
Korean Words are not like English words.
Sometimes English words have many different meaning too. (sometimes totally different!)
Korean Words are often with chiness characters.
"사자" would be a lion, but it would be 'let's buy'
Sometimes it means 'dead man', sometime it means 'four people/nations'
if you want to know what exactly it means, you should check the context.
7 februari 2016
It depends on the context.
사자 means
1. lion
2. envoy,emissary
3. let's buy
7 februari 2016
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Henrik
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Engels, IJslands, Italiaans, Japans, Noors, Russisch, Spaans
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