남대문

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Namdaemun (South Gate)

🏯 남대문 = south (남) + big (대) + gate (문): Great South Gate

From hanja 南大門: 南 south, 大 great, 門 gate. It was the main southern gate of Seoul's old city wall. Swap the first syllable and you get 동대문 (東大門), the Great East Gate, so learning one gives you the other.

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