Korean verb

먹고살다

먹꼬살다said like thismeokgosalda

make a living

To lead one's life by making money.

Standard pronunciation: [먹꼬살다]
Level: Intermediate

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먹고살다 in a sentence

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취직을 하면 어느 정도 먹고사는 일이 해결될 것이다.
취지글 하면 어느 정도 먹꼬사는 이리 해결될 거시다.said like thischwijigeul hamyeon eoneu jeongdo meokgosaneun iri haegyeoldoel geosida.
그 아저씨는 하루 벌어서 하루 먹고살기도 어려운 형편이다.
그 아저씨는 하루 버러서 하루 먹꼬살기도 어려운 형펴니다.said like thisgeu ajeossineun haru beoreoseo haru meokgosalgido eoryeoun hyeongpyeonida.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.