Word details
개
- Pronunciation
- 개ː
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 3
dog
An animal raised as a pet or hunting companion, because it has a good sense of hearing and smell, is intelligent, and makes a good companion to humans.
son of a bitch
(insulting) A very bad person who is subhuman.
Idioms
개 발싸개 같다
like a wrap for dog paws
To be of little value and importance.
개 새끼 한 마리 얼씬하지 않다
Not even a small puppy is to be seen
To become desolate with no sign of people around.
개 잡듯
like slaughtering a dog
The manner in which one hits and beats something to a pulp like when slaughtering a dog.
개 패듯
like bashing a dog
The manner in which one hits and beats something to a pulp like when slaughtering a dog.
Proverbs
개같이 벌어서 정승같이 쓴다
One makes money like a dog and spends it like a minister; Narrow gathered, widely spent
To work hard and make every effort to make money, and then spend it gracefully and worthily.
개 고양이 보듯
like a dog watches a cat
The manner in which two people are very much at odds and always on alert for any chance to hurt each other.
개 눈에는 똥만 보인다
For a dog, all that he sees is dung
An expression to make fun of someone who only sees what he/she likes or is interested in.
개 닭 보듯
like a dog watches a chicken
The manner in which two sides show no mutual interest at all.
개 발에 편자
a horseshoe for a dog paw
For someone's outfits or belongings not to match him/her and be above his/her status.
개도 주인을 알아본다
Even a dog recognizes its owner
An expression used to criticize someone who doesn't repay someone's favor when even a dog is aware of its owner's favor.
개 팔자가 상팔자
A dog's life is the best lot
An expression used to complain about one's hectic and tough life and show one's envy of a dog's idle and nonchalant life.
A dog's life is the best lot
An expression used to complain about one's hectic and tough life and show one's envy of a dog's idle and nonchalant life.
개가 똥을 마다할까
A dog would not resist dung
An expression used to criticize someone who pretends to refuse something he/she actually likes dearly.
개가 웃을 일이다
It is something even a dog would laugh at
For something to be very absurd and nonsensical.
개 머루(약과) 먹듯
like a dog eats muscadine(yakgwa, Korean honey cookies)
To eat something quickly without without savoring its true flavor.
like a dog eats muscadine(yakgwa, Korean honey cookies)
To do something very carelessly without considering whether they are on the right track.
like a dog eats muscadine(yakgwa, Korean honey cookies)
To pretend to know something one doesn't know.