Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
배보다 배꼽이 더 크다 Baeboda baekobi deo keuda
When the shipping fee, customs, or return cost outprices the actual item bought.
What does 배보다 배꼽이 더 크다 mean?
배보다 배꼽이 더 크다 (Baeboda baekobi deo keuda) means: When the shipping fee, customs, or return cost outprices the actual item bought.
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How it's actually used
- 천 원짜리 티셔츠 샀는데 배송비가 삼천 원이야. 배보다 배꼽이 더 크네.
Cheon-won-jjari tisyeocheu sassneunde baesongbiga samcheon-woniya. Baeboda baekobi deo keune.
I bought a 1,000-won t-shirt, but the shipping is 3,000 won. The bellybutton is bigger than the belly.
💡 The quintessential reaction to buying ultra-cheap fast fashion online. - 반품 택배비가 옷값보다 더 나와서 배보다 배꼽이 더 크니까 그냥 입기로 했어.
Banpum taekbaebiga otkkapboda deo nawaseo baeboda baekobi deo keunikka geunyang ipgiro haesseo.
The return shipping cost more than the clothes, so since the bellybutton is bigger than the belly, I just decided to wear it.
💡 Shows how the idiom justifies keeping a regretful purchase out of sheer spite for shipping fees. - 해외 직구로 5달러짜리 샀는데 관세랑 배송비 폭탄 맞아서 배보다 배꼽이 더 커졌어.
Haewae jikguro o-dallarejjari sassneunde gwan-serang baesongbi poktan majaseo baeboda baekobi deo keojyeosseo.
I bought a $5 item via overseas direct shipping and got hit by a customs and shipping bomb, so the bellybutton became bigger than the belly.
💡 Captures the pain of international direct-purchase shipping surprises.
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