Word details
밑천
- Pronunciation
- 믿천
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
seed money; money
Money or a thing that serves as a foundation for doing something.
Idioms
밑천도 못 찾다[건지다]
be unable to recover[retrieve] even the seed money
To make a loss as opposed to one's intention to gain interest.
밑천이 드러나다
One's seed money is revealed
For one's money or possessions to be used up.
One's seed money is revealed
For one's appearance or character that has been concealed to appear.
밑천이 떨어지다
run out of one's seed money
To run out of subjects to talk about.