Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기 Mit pajin doge mul butgi
Pouring money into a bottomless pit where every won vanishes with zero tangible progress.
What does 밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기 mean?
밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기 (Mit pajin doge mul butgi) means: Pouring money into a bottomless pit where every won vanishes with zero tangible progress.
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How it's actually used
- 월세 내고 카드값 갚고 나면 밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기야.
wolse naego kadeukap gapgo namyeon mit pajin doge mul butgiya.
After paying rent and credit card bills, it's just pouring water into a bottomless pit.
💡 Captures the bleak cycle of modern urban survival where earnings vanish the second they land. - 주식에 더 넣어도 밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기 아닐까?
jusige deo neoeodo mit pajin doge mul butgi anilkka?
Isn't putting more money into stocks just pouring water into a bottomless pot?
💡 Used to talk sense into someone (or yourself) before throwing good money after bad investments. - 학원비로 다 나가니까 아주 밑 빠진 독에 물 붓기야, 진짜.
hagwonbiro da naganikka aju mit pajin doge mul butgiya, jinjja.
Since it all goes to hagwon tuition, it's seriously a bottomless pit.
💡 Highlights the crushing financial weight of private education expenses in Korea.
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