Korean Word Entry

膏肓
Hangul:고황
Revised Romanization:gohwang
Definition: between the heart and the diaphragm

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Chinese characters used in this word

fat, grease, lard, paste, ointment, plaster
Readings
Mandarin: ㄍㄠ (gāo), ㄍㄠˋ (gào)
Cantonese: gou1
Japanese: コウ (kou) / あぶら (abura)
Korean: 고 (go)
Vietnamese: cao, cáo

interior region of the body too deep to be reached by acupuncture, region between heart and diaphragm
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄨㄤ (huāng)
Cantonese: fong1
Japanese: コウ (kou) / むなもと (munamoto)
Korean: 황 (hwang)
Vietnamese: hoang