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TOPIK 5noun

영양실조

yeongyangsiljo [영양실쪼]

영양실조가 · 영양실조를

malnutrition

Example

전쟁 지역의 많은 아이들이 영양실조에 시달리고 있습니다.

Many children in war zones are suffering from malnutrition.

Word parts

영 manage양 nourish실 lose조 balance

Literally 'nourishment lost its balance'.

Good to know

Common pattern: 영양실조에 걸리다 or 영양실조에 시달리다 (to suffer from malnutrition).