Korean learner dictionary
속담 meaning and pronunciation
sokdam · adage; old saying; proverb
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 15588Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 속땀Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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옛날부터 사람들 사이에서 전해져 오는 교훈이 담긴 짧은 말.
English: adage; old saying; proverb — A short phrase with a lesson that descends from the people of the old times.
Examples
- 속담 사전.
- 속담 풀이.
- 속담의 뜻.
- 속담을 인용하다.
- 속담에 이르다.
- 우리 속담에 '소 잃고 외양간 고친다'는 말이 있다.
- Origin
- 俗談
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 말 · 언어
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