맥주
maekju · TOPIK 1
beer
🍺 麥酒 = barley (맥) + alcohol (주): barley liquor
맥 is the hanja 麥 (barley, wheat) and 주 is 酒 (alcohol), the same 주 found in 소주 (soju) and 양주 (Western liquor). Beer is literally barley alcohol, which is what it is brewed from.