닭고기

dakgogi · TOPIK 1

chicken (meat)

닭고기 — chicken (meat)

🐔🍗 닭 (dak, chicken) + 고기 (gogi, meat) = chicken meat

Korean names meats as animal + 고기: 소고기 beef, 돼지고기 pork, 닭고기 chicken. You already know gogi from bulgogi (fire meat). 닭 alone is the live bird; add 고기 when it is food.

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