Word details
돼지
- Pronunciation
- 돼ː지
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
pig
An animal with a fat body, short legs and tail and small eyes, which is raised for meat.
pig
(figurative) A very stupid, obtuse and greedy person.
pig
(teasing) A fat person.
Idioms
돼지 멱따는 소리
the sound of cutting the throat of a pig
A braying voice that is harsh to the ear, or a song sung in such a voice.
Proverbs
돼지 목에 진주(목걸이)
a necklace for the neck of a pig
An expression to describe something that does not suit one as one does not appreciate its value or it is out of one's character.