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TOPIK 4noun

해장국

haejangguk [해장꾹]

해장국이 · 해장국을

haejangguk (hangover soup)

Example

술 마신 다음 날 아침에는 해장국을 먹어요.

The morning after drinking, I have hangover soup.

Word parts

해장 'easing a hangover' (from older 해정 解酲) + 국 'soup'.

Good to know

Pronounced [해장꾹]. 해장하다 means 'to cure a hangover', usually with a hot soup.