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배수
배수
排水
[ baesu ]
「명사」 Noun
• draining; drainage
The act of carrying off water that is inside or stagnant to another place.
cleaning & maintenance
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
排 (배)
–
to push away, to expel, to arrange in order, to line up, to reject
水 (수)
–
water
Other meanings of the word 배수
1
having water in the back
2
water distribution; water supply
3
double; two times; multiple
Neighboring words in the dictionary
방학
방향
방향성
밭
배
배꼽
배다르다
배반
배수
백
백부
백합
뱃사람
뱃살
뱅이
버-
버럭
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