Word details
열
- Pronunciation
- 열ː
- Part of speech
- determiner
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 4
ten
Equal to 9 + 1.
Idioms
열 모로 뜯어보다
closely look at something in ten aspects
To thoroughly examine the various aspects of something.
열 번 죽었다 깨어도[살아도/피어도]
even if one dies and then wakes up[revives/blossoms] ten times
Even if one makes every effort.
even if one dies and then wakes up[revives/blossoms] ten times
Even if one suffers a very tough or difficult situation.
열 일 제치다
put aside ten businesses
To concentrate on something while putting off or quitting other things.
Proverbs
열 길 물속은 알아도 한 길 사람의 속은 모른다
You can estimate water thirty meters deep, but you cannot estimate the human mind thirty centimeters deep; You can sound water ten fathoms deep, but you cannot sound the human heart a single fathom
It is very difficult to know what is really on a person's mind.
열 번 듣는 것이 한 번 보는 것만 못하다
Hearing it ten times is not as good as seeing it once
It is better to see something than only hear about it.
열 번 쓰러지면 열 번 (다시) 일어난다
If one falls down ten times, one stands up (again) ten times
To be armed with strong determination and deal with a difficult situation in an undaunted manner.
열 번 찍어 아니 넘어가는 나무 없다
No tree will stand firm if chopped at ten times; Little strokes fell great oaks
People can change their mind however determined they may be if they are told to change it several times.
열 손가락 깨물어 안 아픈 손가락이 없다
Bite any of the ten fingers and it will hurt the same
To parents, all of their children are equally precious and adorable.