Word details
귓등
- Pronunciation
- 귀뜽 / 귇뜽
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
back of the ear
The outer part of an auricle.
Idioms
귓등으로 듣다
listen with the back of one's ear
To listen to what others say in a careless and cursory manner.
귓등으로 흘리다[흘려보내다]
let something flow along the back of one's ear
To listen to what others say in a cursory manner and forget it.
귓등으로도 안 듣다
not listen even with the back of one's ear
To listen to what others say in a careless and cursory manner.