"명당" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Korean]

IPA: [mjʌ̹ŋda̠ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: myeongdang [romanization], 明堂 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 明 (“bright”) + 堂 (“room for a specific purpose”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|明|bright|堂|room for a specific purpose}} Sino-Korean word from 明 (“bright”) + 堂 (“room for a specific purpose”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=明堂}} 명당 • (myeongdang) (hanja 明堂)
  1. perfect place, propitious location (for building a house)
    Sense id: en-명당-ko-noun-m7sxnKn2
  2. an auspicious site for a grave, believed to bring luck to one's offspring or descendants according to Korean geomancy Categories (topical): Pseudoscience
    Sense id: en-명당-ko-noun-EinnC56x Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 14 65 21 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 3 87 10 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 4 88 8 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 4 88 8 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 7 81 12
  3. synonym of 정전 ("main hall") Synonyms: 정전 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-명당-ko-noun-mkHkNHx8

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