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Jeolgu and gongi
Hangul 절구
Hanja n/a
Revised Romanization jeolgu
McCune–Reischauer chŏlgu
Other name
Hangul 공이
Hanja n/a
Revised Romanization gongi
McCune–Reischauer kong'i

Jeolgu (Hangul: 절구) and gongi (Hangul: 공이) are a type of traditional Korean mortar and pestle set, used for pounding grains or tteok (rice cake). They can be made with timber, stone, or iron. Jeolgu is a bowl-shaped vessel in which grains or tteok can be pounded, and gongi refers to either a pestle for a mortar or a stamper for a stamp mill.

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