Word details
팔자
- Pronunciation
- 팔짜
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- advanced
destiny
The fate of a person's entire life that is believed to be determined by the year, month, day and time of his/her birth.
Idioms
팔자(가) 늘어지다
have a leisurely destiny
To live a very carefree and comfortable life.
팔자(를) 고치다
fix one's destiny
For a woman to remarry.
fix one's destiny
To suddenly become much wealthier than one used to be.
팔자에 없다
Something is not in one's destiny
For something to be ill-matched with oneself because it is uncommon or beyond one's means.