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Korean idiom be steeped in bureaucracy

관 물 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 들다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 관 물(이) 들다
  • 관 물이 들다
  • 관 물 들다

English rendering be steeped in bureaucracy Literal translation: “be dyed in officialdom”

Meaning 1

오랜 관리 생활로 관료적인 영향을 받다.

To be influenced by bureaucratic ways through a long career as an official.

Dictionary example 1

관리 생활을 오래 해서 이젠 완전히 관 물이 들었다.

After so long as an official, he is now thoroughly steeped in bureaucracy.

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“관 물이 들다” — be steeped in bureaucracy: To be influenced by bureaucratic ways through a long career as an official.
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