What the difference between '머리' and '고개'?
I seen that '고개' means head and so '머리'. But '머리' means the same as '머리카락' too. When do I know which one of them to use?

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고개 means that part of body,  from neck to top of head, (머리에서 목까지), a little bit, old korean word.

머리 means same to above. but sometimes, it means hair, brain

나는 오늘 미장원에서 머리를 잘랐다. (cut hair O, cut head X oh my god!!) 
나는 오늘 미장원에서 고개를 잘랐다. X

좋은 생각이 머리에 떠올랐다. O (have an idea)
좋은 생각이 고개에 떠올랐다. X

머리를 끄덕이다. O
고개를 끄떡이다. O

머리를 들다.
고개를 들다.

머리를 숙이다.
고개를 숙이다.

머리를 흔들다.
고개를 흔들다.

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'고개' has two means.
one is similar to '머리'
and the other is 'hill or pass'

'머리' is head , but in one context, means '머리카락'

When you go to hearcut, that says in Korean '머리를 자르다'

then that '머리' means 'hair', not 'head'

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