Words
제ː비 | noun | advanced |
swallow
A small, fast summer migratory bird with a black back and white underside which flies to Korea in spring and moves southward in autumn.
제ː비꼳 | noun | none |
violet
A purple flower that has five petals on its stem about the length of a hand span and blossoms in spring fields.
제비뽑끼 | noun | none |
drawing lots
A system in which the winner or order is decided by choosing one among items or pieces of paper with a symbol or words written on them beforehand.
제ː비족 | noun | none |
gigolo
(slang) A man who deliberately approaches a rich woman and depends on her financially.
제ː사 | noun | intermediate |
ancestral rite
The act of expressing appreciation to a god or the spirit of the deceased by offering them food, or such ritual.
제ː사쌍 | noun | none |
jesasang
ancestral rite table: A table on which food is set for an ancestral rite.
제ː사하다 | verb | none |
hold a ritual
To show one's heart by offering food to a god or the spirit of a dead person.
제ː산날 | noun | none |
day of ancestral ritual
A day when an ancestral ritual is held.
big trouble
(figurative) A time when one is in significant trouble to the point of feeling as if he/she might die.
제ː사빱 제ː삳빱 | noun | none |
jesabap; jesappap; jesatbap
offerings: Steamed rice prepared for an ancestral rite.
jesabap; jesappap; jesatbap
offerings: Steamed rice that remains after an ancestral rite.
제ː쌍 | noun | none |
jesang; ancestral rite table
A table set with food in order to hold jesa, a memorial service for one's ancestors.
제ː수 | noun | none |
jesu
offering: A variety of items used during ancestral rites.
jesu
offering: Food used during ancestral rites.
noun | none |
gesture
A body or hand movement used to get oneself understood effectively.
gesture
An attitude assumed without sincerity as a show to others.