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廢棄物
[ pyegimul ]
「명사」 Noun
• waste
An object thrown away because it becomes useless.
non-organic waste
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
廢 (폐)
–
to discard, to abolish, to set aside, to collapse
棄 (기)
–
to abandon, to discard, to give up, to throw away
物 (물)
–
thing, object, matter, “something, stuff” in general usage
Related words
폐기
–
scrapping; discarding; denouncement; abrogation
Neighboring words in the dictionary
평판
평형
평화
평화 통일
평화롭다
폐
폐기
폐기되다
폐기물
폐암
폐장
폐지
폐지하다
폐해
포
포경
포괄하다
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