Word details
검다
- Pronunciation
- 검ː따
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Application
- 검은 [거ː믄 ]
검어 [거ː머 ]
검으니 [거ː므니 ]
검습니다 [검ː씀니다 ]
black; dark
Dark black like a night sky with no light.
illegal; wrong; evil
Illegal or not right.
hopeless; gloomy
Without hope; depressing.
Idioms
검은 구름
a bleak cloud
A hopeless and gloomy situation.
검은 마수를[손을] 뻗치다
stretch out one's evil hand[hand]
To approach to deceive or exploit.
검은 뱃속을 채우다
fill one's black stomach
To satisfy one's desire with a dishonest intention or plan.
Proverbs
검은 데 가면 검어지고 흰 데 가면 희어진다
One becomes black if one goes to a black place, and one becomes white if one goes to a white place
People tend to be influenced by circumstances or the people surrounding them.
검은 머리 가진 짐승은 구제 말란다
It is advised not to save an animal with black hair
An expression used to criticize people who tend to forget other's favors after receiving help.
검은 머리 파뿌리 되도록[될 때까지]
until black hair becomes the root of a spring onion; till death do them part
For a very long time until one becomes old with all of one's hair turning white.