"약육강식" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ja̠ɡjuk̚k͈a̠ŋɕʰik̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yagyukgangsik [romanization], 弱肉強食 [hanja], 弱肉强食 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 弱肉強食. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|弱肉強食}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|弱肉強食}} Sino-Korean word from 弱肉強食 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=弱肉強食/弱肉强食}} 약육강식 • (yagyukgangsik) (hanja 弱肉強食/弱肉强食)
  1. law of the jungle

Inflected forms

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