Word details
길
- Pronunciation
- 길
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 3
road; street; way
A long stretch of ground space with a fixed width meant for people or cars to travel along.
route; way
A fixed path in the sea or in the air that a ship or airplane travels regularly.
stopover
An intermediate place that is traveled to before reaching a destination.
process; path
The process of a person's living or a society's development over time.
path
The act of moving toward the ideals of an individual or a society.
duty; obligation
The duty or responsibility required for someone in a certain qualification or title.
way; method
A method to do a certain thing.
as soon as
The moment right after a certain act is completed.
in-transit
The middle stage of going to a certain place.
way; course
A term used to indicate a course or the middle of something.
Idioms
길(을) 뚫다
forge a road
To find a way.
길(이) 닿다
The road reaches
For a relationship to be established to do something.
길(이) 바쁘다
The road is busy
To be under a situation where one has to get to the destination promptly.
길을 끊다
cut off the road
To eliminate the ways or means to do something.
길을 열다
open a road
To find out or make a way.
길을 잘못 들다
get into a wrong road
To choose a wrong direction to get to the destination.
get into a wrong road
To choose a wrong direction for one's behavior or life.
길을 재촉하다
hurry one's way
To rush.
hurry someone's way
To demand someone to rush.
길이 끊기다
The road is cut off
To lose the ways or means to do something.
길이 늦다
The road is late
To be late in getting to the destination.
길이 더디다
The road is slow
To be late in getting to the destination.
길이 어긋나다
The road is dislocated
For two people to be unable to meet with each other since they choose different roads.
길이 열리다
A road is opened
To be able to or have the prospects to make something happen.
Proverbs
길이 아니거든[아니면] 가지 말고 말이 아니거든[아니면] 듣지[탓하지] 말라
One must not proceed if it is not a road, and one must not listen[blame] if it is not a word
One should not start something in the first place if it is wrong.