해 (hae, “sun”) + 개 (gae, “dog”), from the tiangou, mythical hounds that were thought to consume the sun and moon during eclipses.
해개 • (haegae)
- (Hamgyong, Yukjin) solar eclipse
- Synonym: (other dialects) 일식(日食) (ilsik)
- Coordinate term: 달개 (dalgae)
- 해개 먹는다 ― haegae meongneunda ― there is a solar eclipse (literally, “The sun-dog eats”)
