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Korean idiom have little literacy

글이 짧다

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  • 글이 짧다

English rendering have little literacy Literal translation: “one’s learning is short”

Meaning 1

글을 모르거나 아는 것이 넉넉하지 못하다.

To be unable to read, or to have insufficient learning.

Dictionary example 1

글이 짧은 할머니는 편지가 오면 나를 찾았다.

Grandmother, who could barely read, sought me out when a letter arrived.

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“글이 짧다” — have little literacy: To be unable to read, or to have insufficient learning.
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