"songbun" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2015, Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story:",
          "text": "And to cap it all, both his family and hers had good songbun, which made their position in society secure. Songbun is a caste system that operates in North Korea.",
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        "A system of ascribed status in North Korea, based on one's political, social, and economic background and the behaviour of relatives."
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          "political",
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          "economic",
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          "roman": "chūshēn chéngfèn",
          "sense": "a system of ascribed status in North Korea",
          "word": "出身成分"
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          "word": "出身成分"
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          "roman": "chulsinseongbun",
          "sense": "a system of ascribed status in North Korea",
          "word": "출신성분"
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          "roman": "sonbún",
          "sense": "a system of ascribed status in North Korea",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "сонбу́н"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɒŋbuːn/"
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      "roman": "chūshēn chéngfèn",
      "sense": "a system of ascribed status in North Korea",
      "word": "出身成分"
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      "sense": "a system of ascribed status in North Korea",
      "word": "出身成分"
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      "roman": "chulsinseongbun",
      "sense": "a system of ascribed status in North Korea",
      "word": "출신성분"
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