개고기

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Korean

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Etymology

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(gae) +‎ 고기 (gogi).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɡo̞ɡi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɡo̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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개고기 (gaegogi)

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