Word details
겨
- Pronunciation
- 겨
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
bran; hulls; husks
A very thin skin of grain such as rice, barley, etc., separated from the grain when it is pounded.
Proverbs
겨 묻은 개가 똥 묻은 개를 나무란다[흉본다]
A dog with husks of grain rebukes[speaks ill of] a dog with dung
A sarcastic expression about a person who has small faults and speaks ill of someone with greater faults while both have faults.