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TOPIK 5noun

푸대접

pudaejeop

푸대접이 · 푸대접을

cold treatment, poor hospitality, shabby treatment

Example

손님으로 갔는데 푸대접을 받아서 기분이 나빴어요.

I went as a guest but was treated poorly, so I felt bad.

Word parts

대 treat접 receive

대접 means 'hospitality'; 푸- is a prefix meaning 'poor, careless.'

Good to know

Usually used with 받다: 푸대접을 받다, 'to be given the cold shoulder.'