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권선징악
A four-character idiom (Saja-seong-eo) meaning to encourage virtue and punish vice. It describes the moral framework of traditional stories.
Examples in context
이 동화의 주제는 전형적인 권선징악이다
The theme of this fairy tale is typical poetic justice
고전 소설은 대개 권선징악의 결말을 맺는다
Classic novels usually have an ending of rewarding virtue and punishing vice
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