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byeol · TOPIK 1

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⭐ byeol sounds like b-yell: yell at the stars

Say byeol fast and it lands close to b + yell. Link the sound to the meaning with a sentence: you yell up at a star because it is too far to hear you. Native Korean word, also used in 별빛 (starlight) = star + light.

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