"명당" meaning in Korean

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Noun

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: {{etymid|ko|明堂}}, {{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 Categories (other): Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 33 33 33
  2. an auspicious site for a grave, believed to bring luck to one's offspring or descendants according to Korean geomancy
    Sense id: en-명당-ko-noun-EinnC56x Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words, Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 3 84 12 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 4 80 15 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 4 81 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 86 8 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 10 71 19 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 33 33 33
  3. synonym of 정전 ("main hall") Synonyms: 정전 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-명당-ko-noun-mkHkNHx8 Categories (other): Pseudoscience Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 33 33 33
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          "정전#Etymology 3"
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