🌟 귀성 (歸省)

Noun  

1. 고향을 떠나 있던 사람이 주로 명절 등에 고향으로 돌아가거나 돌아옴.

1. RETURN TO THE HOMETOWN: A person who has been away returning to his/her hometown, usually during national holidays, etc.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 귀성 열차.
    Homecoming train.
  • 귀성 인파.
    Homecoming crowds.
  • 귀성 차량.
    Homecoming vehicles.
  • 귀성을 준비하다.
    Prepare to go home.
  • 귀성을 하다.
    Return home.
  • 나는 자녀들과 함께 고향에 계신 부모님을 찾아뵈러 귀성 행렬에 합류했다.
    I joined my children in the homecoming procession to visit their parents in their hometown.
  • 추석 연휴에 운행되는 귀성 열차표가 모두 매진되어 나는 고향에 내려갈 수 없었다.
    All the train tickets for the chuseok holiday were sold out, so i couldn't go down to my hometown.
  • 뉴스를 보니 오늘이 연휴 첫날이어서 하행선 고속 도로 정체가 심할 거래.
    According to the news, there will be heavy traffic on the down-bound expressways because today is the first day of the holiday.
    차가 도로에 많아지기 전에 귀성을 서두르자.
    Let's hurry home before there are too many cars on the road.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 귀성 (귀ː성)
📚 Derivative: 귀성하다(歸省하다): 고향을 떠나 있던 사람이 주로 명절 등에 고향으로 돌아가거나 돌아오…

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