Korean learner dictionary
말실수 meaning and pronunciation
malsilsu · slip of the tongue
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 51735Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 말ː실쑤Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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말을 조심하지 않아서 저지르는 실수. 또는 그 말.
English: slip of the tongue — A mistake caused by not thinking when talking, or such words.
Examples
- 말실수가 늘다.
- 말실수를 저지르다.
- 말실수를 조심하다.
- 말실수를 줄이다.
- 말실수를 하다.
- 지수는 무심결에 선생님께 말실수를 해서 크게 당황했다.
- Origin
- 말失手
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 언어 행위
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