Word details
배
- Pronunciation
- 배
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 5
abdomen; belly
The part between the chest and legs on the human or animal body.
stomach; belly
The place where the digestive organs, such as the stomach and intestines, are located in the human or animal body.
uterus; womb
The part in the female body where a baby is conceived.
middle
The middle part of something.
time
The unit of counting the number of times an animal bears offspring or lays eggs.
Idioms
배가 남산만 하다
One's belly is as big as Namsan Mountain
To have a pot belly because one is pregnant.
One's belly is as big as Namsan Mountain
To have a pot belly because one gained weight.
배가 다르다
have a different belly
(for children of one father) To have different biological mothers.
배가 등에 붙다
One's belly is attached to one's back
To be so hungry that one's belly becomes sunken.
배가 맞다
Bellies fit
(slang) For a man and a woman to have extramarital sex secretly.
Bellies fit
(slang) To be of one mind in doing something shady.
배가 부르다
have a full stomach
To lack nothing because one makes a good living.
배가 아프다
have a stomach ache
To get cross and upset with someone's success.
배를 두드리다
tap on one's belly
To live an abundant and comfortable life.
배를 불리다[채우다]
make one's stomach full[fill one's stomach]
To take a great deal of wealth or profit to satisfy one's greed.
배를 잡다
hold one's belly
To laugh heartily.
Proverbs
배보다 배꼽이 더 크다
The belly button is bigger than the belly
For something secondary to take more money or effort than something primary.