Meanings
proper noun
- A city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
The chapters oscillate between the lovers’ perspectives, Min’s sections unfolding in the weeks following Yu-jin’s death, hers retracing her teenage years in the “boring” city of Gyeryong, where she always longed for the “grit and edge” of life in the capital.
2022 April 26, Dalia Azim, “‘Omniscient yet Impotent,’ These Ghosts Linger”, in The New York Times (The Shortlist section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2022
Origin
- Korean계룡시
- EnglishGyeryong
Borrowed from Korean 계룡시 (gyeryongsi).
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APA
Gyeryong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gyeryong
MLA
“Gyeryong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gyeryong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gyeryong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gyeryong.
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