돼지고기
dwaejigogi · TOPIK 1
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🐖🥩 돼지고기 = 돼지 (pig) + 고기 (meat): pig-meat
Korean names meats by animal + 고기 (gogi, meat). 돼지 (dwaeji) is pig, so 돼지고기 is literally pig-meat. Same pattern: 소고기 (cow-meat) is beef, 닭고기 (chicken-meat) is chicken. You may know gogi from 불고기 (bulgogi, fire-meat).