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 prescribed 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