Word details
손
- Pronunciation
- 손
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 5
hand
A body part connected at the end of the wrist that is used to touch or grab something.
finger
The end of the human hand that is divided into five parts.
manpower
A working person.
work
The power, efforts or skills needed for a job.
hands; reach
Controlling authority or influence.
Idioms
손(을) 거치다
pass through someone's hands
To pass through someone.
pass through someone's hands
For something to be taken care of with someone's efforts.
손이 크다
have a big hand
To use money or things in large quantity.
손을 젓다
wave one's hands
To deny a certain fact or refuse a proposal.
손에 장을 지지다
burn one's hand; eat one's hat
To stress that something will never happen or one will never do something.
손에 잡힐 듯하다
as if something can be grabbed in one's hands
For something to be seen very clear and near.
손에 잡히다
grab something in one's hands
To work in an enthusiastic and efficient manner as one solved a problem or recovered one's composure.
손을 잡다
hold hands
To work together in concert.
손이 작다
have a small hand
To use money or things little by little.
손에 익다
have one's hands get accustomed to something
To get accustomed to something.
손이 여물다
have a ripe hand
To work in a very seamless and meticulous manner.
손을 씻다[털다]
wash one's hands; dust one's hands off
To stop committing misdeeds and cut off a relationship with them.
손을 쓰다
use one's hands
To take necessary action on something.
손을 뻗다
stretch out one's hands
To exert one's power or influence on someone.
손을 빼다
pull out one's hands
To quit something that one has been working on.
손에 붙다
have something attached to one's hands
To get accustomed to something and deal with it in a more enthusiastic and efficient manner.
손을 보다
take care of something with one's hands
To fix something that is defective.
take care of something with one's hands
To give someone a scolding.
손이 맵다
have a spicy hand
For one's slight hit to hurt very much.
have a spicy hand
To work in a shrewd and seamless manner.
손을 맞잡다
hold each other's hands
To closely cooperate with each other for the same goal.
손을 떼다[털다]
take[dust] one's hands off
To quit something that one has been working on.
손에 땀을 쥐다
hold sweat in one's hands
To feel very nervous due to the tension of a situation.
손이 닳도록
to such an extent that one's hands wear out
Very desperately.
손을 놓다
put down one's hands
To quit or briefly stop something that one has been working on.
손을 내밀다
extend one's hands
To ask for help.
extend one's hands
To make the first move to get close to someone.
손을 나누다
divide work
For many people to divide up work.
손을 끊다
cut off one's hands
To no longer have a relationhip with someone.
손에 걸리다
be caught in someone's hands
To be caught by someone.
손이 가다
One's hands go to something
To keep eating something because it is delicious.
One's hands go to something
For something to require a lot of efforts.
Proverbs
손 안 대고 코 풀기
blow one's nose without using hands
To achieve something very easily without much effort.
손이 많으면 일도 쉽다
A great deal of manpower makes it easier to do something
Things can be done easily when shared by many people.
손이 차가운 사람은 심장이 뜨겁다
A person with cold hands has a warm heart
For one to look cold-hearted outside, but be emotional and passionate inside.