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TOPIK 6noun

자본잠식

jabonjamsik

자본잠식이 · 자본잠식을

capital erosion, impairment of capital

Example

계속된 적자로 회사가 자본잠식 상태에 빠졌습니다.

Continued losses put the company into a state of capital erosion.

Word parts

자 capital본 root잠 silkworm식 eat

Literally 'capital eaten by silkworms': losses nibble away the equity bit by bit.