Difference between feces and to defecate in Korean
대변·배변하다
대변feces
대변 means feces, stool, or poop. It is a polite and common word in medical, health, and care situations. You may hear it at the doctor, in parenting talk, or when people talk about cleaning up after a pet.
How to say feces
배변하다to defecate
배변하다 means to poop or pass stool. It is a polite, somewhat formal word, so you often hear it in health, childcare, pet care, or signs. In casual English, the closest everyday meaning is “poop.”
How to say to defecateThe difference
배변하다 is the action of passing stool. 대변 is the stool itself, not the action.
