개돼지

Korean

Etymology

개 (gae, “dog”) +‎ 돼지 (dwaeji, “pig”), animals with traditionally low status in Korea. Compare Chinese 猪狗 (“contemptible person”, literally “pig and dog”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)dwɛd͡ʑi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)dwɛd͡ʑi] ~ [ˈkɛ(ː)dwe̞d͡ʑi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)dwe̞d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)돼지/게(ː)돼지/개(ː)뒈지/게(ː)뒈지]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaedwaeji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaedwaeji
McCune–Reischauer?kaedwaeji
Yale Romanization?kāytwayci

Noun

개돼지 • (gaedwaeji)

  1. (derogatory) ignoramus; ignorant person; (especially) the ignorant masses
    국민은 개돼지다 ― gungmin-eun gaedwaeji-da ― The people are stupid
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 개 (gae),‎ 돼지 (dwaeji): dogs and pigs
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