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Definition 2024


가늘다

가늘다

Korean

Adjective

가늘다 (ganeulda) (infinitive 가늘어, sequential 가느니)

  1. thin, slender (of something long and thin, like a thread or a stick)
  2. weak, soft (of a voice or sound)
    • 가는 목소리ganeun moksorisoft voice

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 가늘게 먹고 가늘게 살라 (ganeulge meokgo ganeulge salla, “eat thin, live thin”), i.e. avoid excess luxury.
  • 가늘게 먹고 가는 똥 싸라 (ganeulge meokgo ganeun ttong ssara, “eat thin, **** thin”), i.e. avoid excess desire.

See also

  • 얇다 (yalda, “thin (of something flat, like a book or a slice of meat)”)