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Korean idiom wonder whether it is a dream

Idioms linked to “꿈” · Linked dictionary word

꿈인지 생시인지

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 꿈인지 생시인지
  • 꿈인지 생시인지

English rendering wonder whether it is a dream Literal translation: “whether a dream or waking reality”

Meaning 1

생각지도 못한 뜻밖의 일에 부닥쳐 어찌할 바를 모를 때를 이르는 말.

An expression for being at a loss when faced with a completely unexpected event.

Dictionary example 1

하도 얼결에 당한 사고라 당시에는 그것이 꿈인지 생시인지 도 몰랐다.

The accident happened so suddenly that at the time I could not tell whether it was a dream or reality.
Meaning 2

간절히 바라던 일이 뜻밖에 이루어져 꿈처럼 여겨지는 것을 이르는 말.

An expression for something fervently desired coming true unexpectedly and seeming like a dream.

Dictionary example 1

내가 복권에 당첨이 되다니. 이게 꿈인지 생시인지 모르겠다.

To think I have won the lottery! I cannot tell whether this is a dream or reality.

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“꿈인지 생시인지” — wonder whether it is a dream: An expression for being at a loss when faced with a completely unexpected event.
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