Word details
서울
- Pronunciation
- 서울
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
capital
The place where the nation's central government is located.
Seoul
A metropolitan city located in the center of the Korean Peninsula, it is the capital of the Republic of Korea and the center of the country's politics, business, society, culture and transportation. It is surrounded by mountains such as Bukhansan Mountain and Gwanaksan Mountain and crossed by the Hangang River.
Proverbs
서울 (가서) 김 서방 찾는다[찾기]
searching (search) for Mr. Kim in Seoul; searching for a needle in a haystack
An expression to describe a situation where one tries to find someone without sufficient information about him/her or do something without any specific plan and preparation.
서울 가 본 놈하고 안 가 본 놈하고 싸우면 서울 가 본 놈이 못 이긴다
When there is a fight between a person who has been to Seoul and a person who has never been to Seoul, the latter wins
A person without firsthand information on something gives a more plausible description or explanation of it.