박물관

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박물관 — museum

🏛️ 博物館 = broad (박) + things (물) + hall (관): a hall of wide-ranging things

박 (博) means broad or extensive, as in 박사 (doctor, widely learned). 물 (物) means thing, as in 동물 (animal) and 물건 (object). 관 (館) is a public hall, as in 도서관 (library) and 대사관 (embassy).

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