Idioms linked to “귓-전” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Listen halfheartedly Literal translation: “Listen at the ear's edge”
Listen casually without paying attention.
Dictionary example 1
직장 일로 정신없지만 않았더라도, 배 아프다는 소리를 귓전으로 듣고 말지는 않았을 것이다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text귓전으로 듣다
Explore the body parts or scenes linked to this idiom.
A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Shared · 2 echo in one’s ears For words one heard to be remembered or come to mind. 
Shared · 2 Echo in one’s memory Recall or bring to mind words one has heard 
Shared · 2 let words pass unheeded To listen only halfheartedly rather than attentively. 
Strike the ears Sound loudly in one’s ears 
Ring in one's ears Be heard as though sounding nearby. 
Clean royal earwax In the royal court, a former expression for removing someone's earwax. 
2 meanings Listen inattentively or pretend not to hear Listen halfheartedly rather than sincerely 
Deduct this and that Figuratively, subtract various things. 
Feel someone is talking about oneself Feel that someone else is talking about oneself 
2 meanings Be painfully loud or repetitive For a sound to be so sharp and loud that listening is painful 
Begin understanding spoken language Become able to understand speech. 
have one’s ears perk up To have one’s interest readily attracted by something heard. 
Be tired of hearing something Dislike hearing something because one has heard it too many times. 
Shared · 3 Be easily swayed Accept other people’s words easily 
be gullible To readily believe what others say without realizing one is being deceived. Browse in Hangul order.
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