국물

gungmul · [궁물]

broth, stock, or soup

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. broth, stock, or soupBroth or stock, which is the liquid part of a soup or jjigae, stew left after all ingredients have been taken out.
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  1. crumb(slang) A small profit or supplementary income earned for a certain service

Examples from Lessons (3)

오뎅 국물도 좀 주실 수 있으세요?

Could I also get some fish cake broth?

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Would you like some warm broth as well?

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혹시 이 국물이 많이 매운 편인가요?

Is this broth on the spicy side?

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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