배

bae · TOPIK 1

ship

배 — ship

🚢🍐 bae = belly, boat, pear: a pear-shaped belly on a boat

One syllable, three unrelated native Korean words that merged in sound. Link them in a single sentence: eat a pear (배) on a ship (배) until your stomach (배) is full. Context always tells you which one is meant.

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