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Korean idiom do work that benefits only others

Idioms linked to “남01” · Linked dictionary word

남 좋은 일을 하다 [시키다] Possible alternative: “시키다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 남 좋은 일을 하다[시키다]
  • 남 좋은 일을 하다
  • 남 좋은 일을 시키다 Unverified form

English rendering do work that benefits only others Literal translation: “do [make] a good deed for others”

Meaning 1

일을 한 결과가 자기에게는 아무 이득이 없고 남에게만 이롭게 하다.

For the result of one’s work to benefit others alone, bringing oneself no gain.

Dictionary example 1

사업 계획서 만드느라 그렇게 고생하더니만 결국엔 남 좋은 일을 했군.

After all that hard work making a business plan, you ended up benefiting only someone else.

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“남 좋은 일을 하다” — do work that benefits only others: For the result of one’s work to benefit others alone, bringing oneself no gain.
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