Word details
종로
- Pronunciation
- 종노
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
Jongno
The large street from Gwanghwamun Intersection to Dongdaemun in Seoul.
Proverbs
종로에서 뺨 맞고 한강에서[한강에 가서] 눈 흘긴다.
be slapped across the face in Jongno, give a sidelong scowl in Hangang River; go home and kick the dog
To not immediately react to the humiliation from someone and grumble behind him/her afterwards.
be slapped across the face in Jongno, and give a sidelong scowl in Hangang River; go home and kick the dog
To vent one's resentment toward someone or something on someone else or something else that is irrelevant.