kibun
English
Noun
kibun (uncountable)
- (Korea) emotion; feeling; mood
- (Korea) face; dignity; prestige
- 2009, Mary E. Connor, The Koreas (page 243)
- For example, a Korean's kibun is damaged when someone does not show him or her proper respect by bowing soon enough or low enough, not using honorific words, or handing him or her something with the left hand.
- 2009, Mary E. Connor, The Koreas (page 243)
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