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귀에 못이 박히다 Gwi-e mot-i bakhida
To be told something so many times by an elder that the moral lesson is permanently, annoyingly hammered into your brain.
What does 귀에 못이 박히다 mean?
귀에 못이 박히다 (Gwi-e mot-i bakhida) means: To be told something so many times by an elder that the moral lesson is permanently, annoyingly hammered into your brain.
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How it's actually used
- 그 소리진짜 귀에 못이 박히도록 들었거든요?
Geu sori jinjja gwi-e mot-i bakhidorok deureotdeogungeonyo?
I've honestly heard that nag so many times it's drilled into my skull.
💡 Using '-도록 들었다' amplifies the exasperation, signaling you are entirely over the lecture. - 귀에 못이 박히게 들었는데 왜 또 잔소리야?
Gwi-e mot-i bakhige deureonneunde wae tto jansoriya?
I've heard it until my ears bled, so why are you nagging me again?
💡 Dropping honorables here shows the boiling point of teenage or sibling frustration. - 어르신들 말씀이 귀에 못이 박힐 정도로 뼈가 되고 피가 되죠.
Eoreusin-deul malsseum-i gwi-e mot-i bakhil jeongdoro ppyeoga doego piga doejyo.
You hear elders' words so often they literally become your bones and blood.
💡 A rare polite spin, usually used mock-graciously to appease an annoying superior.
Related words in Social Situations
귀가 솔깃하다 Gwi-ga solgithada귀를 기울이다 Gwi-reul giulida귀가 얇다 gwiga yalda한방 han-bang한눈을 팔다 hannuneul palda