Word details
우물
- Pronunciation
- 우물
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
well
A hole dug to collect underground water for human use.
Proverbs
우물 안 개구리[고기]
a frog[fish] in a well; a babe in the woods
A person who is full of self-conceit as he/she has a limited or narrow view of the world.
우물에 가 숭늉 찾는다
seek sungnyung, scorched-rice water, from a well
To rush into something recklessly without following the appropriate order and procedure.
우물을 파도 한 우물을 파라
You should dig a single well
It is advised that one should stick to something until he/she successfully concludes it because juggling too many things or frequently changing the course is unlikely to help achieve a desirable outcome.