개새끼

Korean

Alternative forms

• 가희삿기 (gahuisatgi) — Early Modern

Etymology

개 (gae, “dog”) +‎ 새끼 (saekki, “young of an animal; bastard”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰɛk͈i] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰe̞k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)새끼/게(ː)세끼]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaesaekki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaesae'kki
McCune–Reischauer?	kaesaekki
Yale Romanization?	kāysay.kki

Noun

개새끼 • (gaesaekki)

1. (vulgar, derogatory, offensive) son of a bitch, piece of shit, bastard

   Synonym: 개자식 (gaejasik)

2. (vulgar) dog, regardless of age

   Synonym: 개 (gae)

3. (uncommon, often humorous) puppy; an actual young dog

   Synonym: 강아지 (gang'aji)