냉국

Korean

콩나물 냉국 (naengguk with bean sprouts)

Etymology

From 냉(冷) (naeng, “cold, chilled”) +‎ 국 (guk, “soup”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋk͈uk̚] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋk͈uk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)꾹/넹(ː)꾹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naengguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naenggug
McCune–Reischauer?	naengkuk
Yale Romanization?	nāyngqkwuk

Noun

냉국 • (naengguk)

1. naengguk (cold soup)

   Synonym: 찬국 (chan'guk)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 미역냉국 (miyeongnaengguk, “seaweed naengguk”)
• 오이냉국 (oinaengguk, “cucumber naengguk”)
• 파냉국 (panaengguk, “spring onion naengguk”)
• 마늘냉국 (maneullaengguk, “garlic naengguk”)
• 김냉국 (gimnaengguk, “gim naengguk”)