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홍합 meaning and pronunciation

honghap · mussel

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 87571
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 홍합, 홍하비, 홍합또, 홍함만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    껍질의 겉은 검고 안쪽은 진주색이며 살은 붉은빛을 띠는 조개.

    English: mussel — A clam which features reddish flesh, and shells with the outside black and inside pearl gray.

    Examples

    • 홍합 국물.
    • 홍합 껍데기.
    • 홍합을 먹다.
    • 홍합을 바르다.
    • 홍합을 찌다.
    • 아버지는 홍합을 발라 아이에게 주었다.
Origin
紅蛤
Categories
동식물 > 동물류

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