보신탕

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 補身湯, literally "soup to strengthen the body". Coined around 1984 to hide ingredient (the dogmeat) from its name, because the government of Seoul prohibited selling dogmeat at that time in order to make good image for foreigners who would visit the city due to 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Olympic Games.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɕʰintʰa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)신탕]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bosintang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bosintang
    McCune–Reischauer?posint'ang
    Yale Romanization?pōsinthang

    Noun

    보신탕 • (bosintang) (hanja 補身湯)

    1. a stew made of dog

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • → English: bosintang
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