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authentic

1.NounSino-Korean: 眞 짜

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    authentic

    Something that is neither an imitation nor fake.

    Korean definition: 다른 것을 본뜨거나 거짓으로 만들어 낸 것이 아닌 것.

    • Just this once, I wanted to believe that what my lying younger brother said was true.

    • The jewelry I received as a gift turned out to be a fake made to look like the real thing.

2.AdverbSino-Korean: 眞 짜

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    genuinely; really

    Truly, without hypocrisy or dishonesty.

    Korean definition: 꾸밈이나 거짓이 없이 참으로.

    • When my girlfriend said she would really break up with me, it didn't sound true.

    • Jisu said she was really fine, but I felt like she was hiding that she was sick.