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Korean idiom Be insufficient or unsatisfying

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간에 차지 않다

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  • 간에 차지 않다

English rendering Be insufficient or unsatisfying Literal translation: “Not fill the liver”

Meaning 1

먹은 것이 너무 적어 먹으나 마나 하다.

Have eaten so little that it is as if one had eaten nothing

Dictionary example 1

점심 먹은 게 간에 차지 않아 벌써 배가 고프다.

Lunch was so scant that I’m already hungry.
Meaning 2

마음에 흡족히 여겨지지 않다.

Fail to feel satisfied

Dictionary example 1

선물이라고 들어온 게 영 간에 차지 않는다.

The gift that arrived is thoroughly unsatisfying.

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“간에 차지 않다” — Be insufficient or unsatisfying: Have eaten so little that it is as if one had eaten nothing
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