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나이

Pronunciation
나이
Part of speech
noun
Vocabulary level
beginner

age

The number of years a person, animal, or plant has lived since birth.

Idioms

나이(가) 아깝다

It is a waste of one's age

For one's behavior or words to be too childish for one's age; to not act one's age.

It is a waste of one's age

An expression used to show the sense of pity when someone dies young or suffers difficulties as a youth.

Proverbs

나이는 못 속인다

One cannot hide one's age

One's age is bound to be revealed from one's behavior or words however hard one tries to hide it.