고동
Meanings
Noun
1. conch (shellfish)
2. mechanical warning sound, e.g. a foghorn (especially for cars, ships, etc.)
3. device which triggers a machine to start (dated)
4. trigger; catalyst (figurative, figuratively)
5. beating of the heart, especially loud
6. drumming and dancing (uncommon)
Pronunciation
godong
Examples2
기차가 고동을 틀고 움직이기 시작할 때 어른어른 뒷걸음을 치며 물러가는 플랫폼과 수많은 전송꾼을 보고 나는 울었소.
When the train turned its lever and began to move, I wept as I saw how the platforms, and the countless people who came to say goodbye, were withdrawing, taking backward steps on and off.
가슴의 고동
a heartbeat