WORDROW Korean Idioms 그건 그렇고
- Form listed in the dictionary: 그건 그렇고
- 그건 그렇고
English rendering be that as it may Literal translation: “that is so, and”
Meaning 1
앞의 말을 인정하면서 화제를 바꿀 때 쓰는 말.
An expression used to acknowledge what was said before changing the subject.
Dictionary example 1
지금은 웃으면서 얘기하지만 그때는 얼마나 무서웠던지. 그건 그렇고 앞으로 작품이 잘 안되면 어떻게 살 거냐?
I laugh as I talk about it now, but it was terribly frightening then. Be that as it may, how will you make a living if your work does not do well in the future?
