noun
1. 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
• Hypernyms: ↑South Korean monetary unit
• Part Holonyms: ↑South Korean won, ↑won
2. 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
• Hypernyms: ↑North Korean monetary unit
• Part Holonyms: ↑North Korean won, ↑won
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/chun/, n., pl. chon.
1. Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
2. Also, jeon. a monetary unit of South Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
[ < Korean chon Chin; akin to Chin qián; cf. SEN1]
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chon /chōn/
noun (pl chou)
A Korean monetary unit, 1/100 of a won
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chon «chon», noun, plural chon.
a unit of money in South Korea, equal to 1/100 of a won.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.