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kaoli phonthale · /kaw.liː pʰoːn tʰa.leː/
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/kaw.liː pʰoːn tʰa.leː/noun
a Korean living outside Korea
In Korean families this often means a settled diaspora Korean, not a short-term traveler.
Examples
When we visit relatives in Seoul for Seollal, the elders introduce me as an overseas Korean.
At the Koreatown market the owner still greets every overseas Korean from the block in Korean.
At school the teacher asked if this overseas Korean student still speaks Korean at home.
In other languages
교포(Korean)overseas korean(English)海外韩裔(Chinese)auslandskoreaner(German)coréen d'outre mer(French)coreano no exterior(Portuguese)orang korea perantauan(Indonesian)korea perantauan(Malay)koreano sa ibang bansa(Filipino)người hàn hải ngoại(Vietnamese)зарубежный кореец(Russian)प्रवासी कोरियाई(Hindi)كوري مغترب(Arabic)在外韓国人(Japanese)coreano en el extranjero(Spanish)
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