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해장 meaning and pronunciation

haejang · relieving a hangover; eating a soup or having a drink for a hangover

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 84773
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 해ː장Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    전날의 술기운을 풂. 또는 그렇게 하기 위해 국이나 술 등을 먹음.

    English: relieving a hangover; eating a soup or having a drink for a hangover — An act of treating a hangover, or an act of eating a soup or drinking alcohol again to do so.

    Examples

    • 아침 해장.
    • 해장이 되다.
    • 해장을 하다.
    • 술 마신 다음 날 해장을 하는 데에는 북엇국만 한 게 없다.
    • 김 과장은 술 마신 다음 날에는 꼭 콩나물국으로 해장을 한다.
    • 민준이는 어제 그렇게 술을 마셔 놓고도 해장을 해야 한다며 또 술을 마셨다.
Origin
解酲▽
Categories
식생활 > 식사 및 조리 행위

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