Word details
어른
- Pronunciation
- 어ː른
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
adult
A fully-grown person.
elder
A person who is superior in age, position, etc.
grown-up
A married person.
elder
A person in the family or group who is respected by others because of his old age and experience.
father
(polite form) The father of someone else.
Idioms
어른 빰치다
slap an adult in the face
For the understanding, wits and sense of a child to be much better than that of an adult.
Proverbs
어른 말을 들으면 자다가도 떡이 생긴다
You will get tteok, rice cake, if you listen to what elders say
You will gain a variety of benefits if you take your seniors' advice.