Word details
뒷간
- Pronunciation
- 뒤ː깐 / 뒫ː깐
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
dwigan; dwitgan
toilet: A place equipped with a fixture for defecation and urination.
Proverbs
뒷간과 사돈집은 멀어야 한다
The dwigan/dwitgan, an outhouse, and the house of one's-in-laws should be distant; Good fences make good neighbors
Just like an outhouse should be as far away as possible because of the smell, so too should the house of one's in-laws be far away since rumors spread.
뒷간에 갈 적 마음 다르고 올 적 마음 다르다
have a certain state of mind when going into the dwigan/dwitgan, an outhouse, but have a different state of mind when coming out of it
For one to beg someone desperately for help when his/her help is urgently needed, but to ignore him/her after things have finished and their troubles have ended.