Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 開場, from (opening) + (grounds).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaejang
McCune–Reischauer?kaejang
Yale Romanization?kaycang

Noun

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개장 (gaejang) (hanja 開場)

  1. opening of a location, session, etc.
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Etymology 2

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From (gae, “dog”) + (, jang, “sauce”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaejang
McCune–Reischauer?kaejang
Yale Romanization?kāycang

Noun

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개장 (gaejang) (hanja 개醬)

  1. (Yanbian, Russia) Bosintang, a traditional dog-meat soup.
    Synonym: 개장국 (gaejangguk)
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