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Korean
Etymology
개 (gae, “dog”) + 돼지 (dwaeji, “pig”), animals with traditionally low status in Korea. Compare Chinese 猪狗 (“contemptible person”, literally “pig and dog”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~ ~ ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | gaedwaeji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaedwaeji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kaedwaeji |
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| Yale Romanization? | kāytwayci |
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Noun
개돼지 • (gaedwaeji)
- (derogatory) ignoramus; ignorant person; (especially) the ignorant masses
- 국민은 개돼지다 ― gungmin-eun gaedwaeji-da ― The people are stupid
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 개 (gae), 돼지 (dwaeji): dogs and pigs