Word details
발
- Pronunciation
- 발
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 4
foot
The bottom most part of a human's or animal's leg.
leg
A short part that sticks out to support the bottom of a piece of furniture, etc., for balance.
footwork; step
(figurative) Walk
step
The unit of counting steps.
Idioms
발(을) 구르다
stamp one's feet
To be very anxious and impatient.
발이 저리다
have a numb foot
To feel anxious or uneasy because one did something wrong.
발이 잦다
have a frequent foot
To visit a certain place often.
발이 익다
One's feet are familiar with something
To be familiar with a certain street as one has been there many times.
발이 손이 되도록 빌다
beg desperately to such an extent that one's feet become hands
To ask for someone's forgiveness desperately.
발이 뜸하다
give a sparce foot
To seldom visit a certain place where one used to go often.
발이 떨어지지 않다
One's foot cannot be lifted
To be unable to leave with ease due to concern, worry or wistfulness.
발이 닳다
One's feet have worn out
To visit a certain place very often or move very busily.
발이 내키지 않다
One's feet are reluctant
To be disinclined or hesitate to do something.
발을 달다
add a foot
Add words to what was already said.
발에 채다[차이다]
be kicked by a foot
To exist here and there and be common.
발(이) 짧다
have a short foot
To have no chance to eat something for free as one has shown up after others have eaten all the food offered.
발(이) 빠르다
have a fast foot
To quickly come up with a countermeasure against something.
발(이) 묶이다
have one's feet tied up
To be in a situation where one cannot move one's body or do other things.
발(이) 뜨다
One's feet float
To visit a certain place once in a while.
발 벗고 나서다
go out barefoot
To throw oneself into something actively.
발(을) 끊다
cut off one's foot
To stop going somewhere or to cut off a relationship with someone.
발(을) 들여놓을 자리 하나 없다
There is no space to set foot upon
To be very crowded by people with little or no space to enter or sit.
There is no space to set foot upon
To be messy with a lot of stuff scattered around.
발(을) 디디다
step with one's foot
To join a certain group or organization, or participate in a certain task.
발(을) 디딜 틈이 없다
There is no gap to set one's foot in
To be very busy and crowded.
발(을) 벗다
take off one's feet
To take off one's shoes or socks, or wear nothing on one's feet.
발(을) 붙일 곳이 없다
have no place to attach one's foot
Have no place to settle down.
발(을) 빼다[씻다]
pull out[wash] one's feet
To sever one's relationship with something and no longer get involved in it.
발(을) 뻗고[펴고] 자다
sleep with one's feet stretched out[straightened out]
To sleep in a carefree mood without any concerns.
발(을) 뻗다[펴다]
stretch[straightened out] one's feet
To be relieved as one no longer has to be concerned about something or try hard.
발(이) 길다
have a long foot; be in time for a treat
To be blessed with things to eat as a result of a chance visit to a place that offers food.
발(이) 넓다[너르다]
have a wide[spacious] foot
To be close to or acquainted with many people.
발(이) 맞다
Feet coordinate with each other
For the same foot of many people to reach the ground at the same time when they walk together.
Feet coordinate with each other
For words or behavior of many people to be in good harmony when working together.
Proverbs
발 없는 말이 천 리 간다
Words without feet go one hundred kilometers
Once uttered, words tend to spread far and wide in an instant.
발(을) 뻗을 자리를 보고 누우랬다
It is said that you may want to lie down after checking the place where you will stretch your feet
It is advisable to think about the consequences of something before starting to work on it.
It is said that you may want to lie down after checking the place where you will stretch your feet
It is advisable to behave depending on time and place.
발보다 발가락이 더 크다
The toe is bigger than the foot
For something secondary to be more or bigger than something primary.