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Korean learner dictionary

-탕

-tang · tang

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 83198
Part of speech: 접사
  1. 1.

    '오래 끓여서 진한 국'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: tang — A suffix that adds the meaning of 'a thick soup made by boiling for a long time'.

    Examples

    • 갈비탕
    • 감자탕
    • 매운탕
    • 보신탕
    • 삼계탕
    • 설렁탕
  2. 2.

    '달여 먹는 약'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: tang — A suffix that adds the meaning of 'a medicine that is taken by boiling'.

    Examples

    • 갈근탕
    • 십전대보탕
    • 쌍화탕
Origin
湯