Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
입이 짧다 Ibi chalda
To have a notoriously small appetite or be frustratingly selective about food.
What does 입이 짧다 mean?
입이 짧다 (Ibi chalda) means: To have a notoriously small appetite or be frustratingly selective about food.
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How it's actually used
- 우리 막내는 입이 짧아서 밥 먹이는 게 전쟁이야.
u-ri mak-nae-neun i-bi chal-da-seo bap meo-gi-neun ge jeon-jaeng-i-ya.
Our youngest has such a small appetite, getting him to eat is a war.
💡 Shows how the term is naturally paired with family caregiving and mild complaining. - 너 그렇게 입이 짧아가지고 키가 크겠어?
neo geu-reo-ge i-bi chal-da-ga-ji-go ki-ga keu-get-seo?
With eating habits that picky, do you think you'll grow tall?
💡 A classic generational guilt-trip delivered with a pinch to the cheek. - 내가 원래 입이 좀 짧아서 맛없는 건 입에 안 대.
nae-ga won-rae i-bi jom chal-da-seo mat-eom-neun geon ib-e an dae.
I naturally have a picky palate, so I don't touch food that isn't good.
💡 How adults use it on themselves as a casual disclaimer before refusing food.
Related words in Social Situations
입찰 ip-chal입에 침이 마르다 Ip-e chim-i ma-reu-da정신차려 jeong-sin-cha-ryeo정신을 차리다 jeongsineul charida정신이 없다 jeongsini eopda