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가정오랑캐 맞듯

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English rendering be beaten mercilessly Literal translation: “like a Qing envoy’s servant being beaten”

Meaning 1

행패를 부리다 매를 맞는 가정오랑캐처럼 맞는다는 뜻으로, 매를 몹시 맞음을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for being severely beaten, likening it to a Qing envoy’s servant being beaten for unruly behavior.

Dictionary example 1

건방지게 굴다가 가정오랑캐 맞듯 뭇매를 맞았다.

After acting insolently, he was beaten by a crowd as mercilessly as a Qing envoy’s unruly servant.

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“가정오랑캐 맞듯” — be beaten mercilessly: A figurative expression for being severely beaten, likening it to a Qing envoy’s servant being beaten for unruly behavior.
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