기쁨조

Korean

Etymology

기쁨 (gippeum, “joy, happiness”) + 조 (組, jo, “group, squad, team”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gippeumjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gi'ppeumjo
McCune–Reischauer?kippŭmjo
Yale Romanization?ki.ppumco

Noun

기쁨조 • (gippeumjo)

  1. The alleged corps of young women maintained for the entertainment and pleasure of the North Korean political elite.
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