심청전

simcheongjeon
Noun

Definitions

Simcheongjeon
The Tale of Sim Cheong: A novel in the late Joseon era, whose time of writing and writer are unknown; a filial daughter, Sim Cheong was sold as a virginal sacrificial offering to the sea so that her blind father could make temple donation capable of miraculously restoring his sight; with the help of the Dragon King of the Sea, she returned to the land and eventually became a queen.
조선 후기의 소설. 지은이와 지어진 시기는 알 수 없다. 효녀 심청이 장님인 아버지의 눈을 뜨게 하기 위하여 제물로 팔려갔지만 용왕의 도움으로 세상에 나왔다가 왕후가 된다는 이야기이다.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.