Word details
세상
- Pronunciation
- 세ː상
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
world
The entire space on earth.
world
All societies in which people live.
world
A time or space that one can use as he/she pleases.
world outside; secular world
The world outside a Buddhist temple, monastry, prison, etc.
world
The hearts of people in the world.
life
The period between birth and death.
being really
Something far beyond comparison to anything.
being never
Having never been, not at all.
Idioms
세상 모르다
not know the world
To be deeply asleep and conscious of nothing.
세상(을) 떠나다[뜨다/하직하다]
leave[bid farewell to] the world
(euphemism) To die.
세상(을) 버리다
abandon the world
(euphemism) To die.
abandon the world
To leave society and live detached from it.
세상을 등지다
turn one's back on the world
(euphemism) To die.
turn one's back on the world
To leave society and live detached from it.
세상이 돌아가다
The world turns
For society to change over time.
세상이 바뀌다
The world changes
For institutions or situations in society to go through a sudden and major change in the wake of an important event.