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TOPIK 4noun

약주

yakju [약쭈]

약주를 하시다 · 약주를 드시다

alcohol, a drink (honorific, of an elder)

Example

아버지, 오늘 약주 많이 하셨어요?

Dad, did you have a lot to drink today?

Word parts

약 medicine주 alcohol

Literally 'medicine liquor'; also the name of a clear, filtered rice wine.

Good to know

Pronounced [약쭈]: the ㄱ batchim makes the next ㅈ tense. Honorific of 술, used for a father, grandfather or other elder's drinking.