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Janggi - 장기 - Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Seongmo Yoon wrote on Fri, Jan 30, 2004 05:43 AM UTC:
notice that Byoung, one of the names for the Pawn equivalent, is similar
to the Pyong of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. As North Korea is a
Communist nation, which glorifies the common man, I wondered if there was
any connection.

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They are two totally different Chinese Chracters.

Good luck,