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TOPIK 4noun

폭우

pogu [포구]

폭우가 · 폭우를

heavy rain, downpour

Example

어젯밤 폭우 때문에 도로가 물에 잠겼어요.

Last night's heavy rain flooded the roads.

Word parts

폭 violent우 rain

Literally 'violent rain'.

Good to know

Pronounced [포구]: the ㄱ batchim slides onto the next vowel.