"pyeong" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pjɔŋ/ Forms: pyeong [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋ Etymology: Korean 평(坪) (pyeong). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|평(坪)}} Korean 평(坪) (pyeong) Head templates: {{en-noun|pyeong}} pyeong (plural pyeong)
  1. A unit of area in Korea, used especially for floorspace, equivalent to 3.3058 m². Wikipedia link: pyeong Synonyms: p'yong, pyong, pyung
    Sense id: en-pyeong-en-noun-pAqc666~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "[1969, Bong Baik, “Cradle of the Revolution—Liberated Areas”, in Kim Il Sung Biography: From Birth to Triumphant Return to Homeland, volume I, Tokyo: Miraisha, →OCLC, page 185",
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