Word details
문턱
- Pronunciation
- 문턱
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
- Application
- 문턱이 [문터기 ]
문턱도 [문턱또 ]
문턱만 [문텅만 ]
doorsill; the top of the doorsill
The top of the threshold that is touched by the bottom of the door.
edge; inch; corner
(figurative) A phase right before something occurs or takes place.
Idioms
문턱 드나들듯 하다
as if coming in and out through the doorsill
To come in and out of a certain place.
문턱을 낮추다
lower the doorsill
To make access easy and comfortable.
문턱을 넘어서다
cross the doorsill
To escape from a certain circumstance or state.
문턱을 높이다
raise the doorsill
To make access difficult.
문턱이 높다
The doorsill is high
To be difficult to enter or access.
문턱이 닳도록 드나들다
come in and out until the doorsill wears out
To enter and leave very frequently.