NoCapWiki editorial explanation
1. What does it mean?
된찌 takes 된 from 된장 and 찌 from 찌개 to shorten the dish name 된장찌개. You may see it in meal-planning chats or casual menu descriptions. 'Doenjang stew' or 'soybean paste stew' is the useful English translation; the abbreviation does not name a different recipe.
Also written or said as 된장찌개, doenjang jjigae, soybean paste stew, doenjji
2. The nuance
Use the full name 된장찌개 when clarity matters, particularly when ordering from someone who may not share the shorthand. Compare 점메추, asking for lunch suggestions, and 냉삼, a meat dish abbreviation: a friend might propose 된찌 in response to 점메추. The word alone does not list the ingredients or promise a vegetarian meal. It names the soybean-paste stew category; additions vary by cook or restaurant. Do not translate it as simply 'bean soup,' which loses both the Korean ingredient and the stew context.
3. Examples
“점심으로 된찌 어때? 밥이랑 먹고 싶어.”
How about soybean paste stew for lunch? I want it with rice.
“주문할 때는 줄임말 대신 된장찌개라고 말했어.”
When ordering, I used the full dish name, doenjang jjigae, instead of the abbreviation.
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