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건배geon·bae · Geonbae
Cheers, said with the glass raised. The characters mean dry the cup.
것The deal
건배 (geon·bae) is what you say with the glass up. The National Institute of Korean Language's learner's dictionary gives two senses: the toast, raising glasses together to celebrate or to wish for something, and the word itself, shouted all at once. The standard dictionary keeps the meaning of the characters 乾杯: to drink the cup dry.
More about it
What goes with it is older than the word. Korea.net's summary of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Korea entry on drinking lists the manners: receive a cup with both hands, drink it and hand it back; one hand only when you and the pourer are less than five years apart; the younger drinker waits for the elder to finish, then drinks with the head turned aside and a hand over the cup; even a non-drinker takes a sip. To pour, hold the bottle in the right hand and hold back the right sleeve with the left.
하는 법How to
Say it with the glass raised, both hands on it if the person opposite is older, then drink with your face turned a little away. Korea.net's page has the rest.
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건배!
Cheers!
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자, 건배합시다.
Right, let's toast.
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- 건배 (한국어기초사전), National Institute of Korean Language (국립국어원), Korean Basic DictionaryOpen
- 건배 (표준국어대사전 검색 결과), National Institute of Korean Language (국립국어원), Standard Korean Language DictionaryOpen
- Alcohol in Korean Life [8]: Sul and Manners, Korea.net (Korean Culture and Information Service), from Intangible Cultural Heritage of Korea, Jan 29, 2014Open
Last checked Nov 4, 2026.
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