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Korean idiom Be absent-minded or absorbed

Idioms linked to “넋” · Linked dictionary word

넋 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 없다

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  • 넋이 없다
  • 넋 없다

English rendering Be absent-minded or absorbed Literal translation: “Have no soul”

Meaning 1

제정신이 없이 멍하다.

Be dazed and not in one’s right senses

Dictionary example 1

그는 넋이 없는 사람처럼 먼 산만 바라보았다.

He gazed only at the distant hills, like someone in a daze.
Meaning 2

어떤 일에 열중하여 정신이 없다.

Be so absorbed in something that one is oblivious

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“넋이 없다” — Be absent-minded or absorbed: Be dazed and not in one’s right senses
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