개고기

Korean

Etymology

개 (gae) +‎ 고기 (gogi).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɡo̞ɡi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɡo̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)고기/게(ː)고기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaegogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaegogi
McCune–Reischauer?kaegogi
Yale Romanization?kāykoki

Noun

개고기 • (gaegogi)

  1. dog meat
  2. (figurative, derogatory) ill-bred person; pest; plague
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