WORDROW Korean Idioms 꼬부랑 늙은이
- Form listed in the dictionary: 꼬부랑 늙은이
- 꼬부랑 늙은이
English rendering A very old, bent person Literal translation: “A bent-over elder”
Meaning 1
허리가 꼬부라진 늙은이라는 뜻으로, 아주 나이가 많고 늙었음을 이르는 말.
Express being very old, suggesting an elder with a bent back.
Dictionary example 1
이웃집 할머니는 꼬부랑 늙은이 가 되어서도 자식들 치다꺼리로 쉴 틈이 없다.
Even after becoming a bent old woman, the grandmother next door has no rest from caring for her children.