Word details
아이
- Pronunciation
- 아이
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 2
child; kid
A young person.
kid
(impolite form) One's child
baby
A baby that has yet to be born or has just been born.
Idioms
아이 보채듯
just like a baby whinning
The manner of pestering someone for something like a child.
Proverbs
아이 보는 데는 찬물도 못 먹는다
You cannot even drink cold water when children are looking at you
An expression used to advise someone to refrain from speaking or behaving in a careless or thoughtless manner in front of children.
You cannot even drink cold water when children are looking at you
(sarcastic) An expression meaning one indiscriminately follows what others do.
아이 싸움이 어른 싸움 된다
A fight between children turns into a fight between adults
An expression used to describe a situation where something minor becomes severe and larger.
아이는 작게 낳아서 크게 길러라
You are advised to raise your small baby to become a big one
An expression used to advise someone to give birth to a baby regardless of the weight of the fetus and raise it to become a healthy and good child.