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Korean idiom A destitute death away from home

논두렁 죽음

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 논두렁 죽음
  • 논두렁 죽음

English rendering A destitute death away from home Literal translation: “Death on a paddy ridge”

Meaning 1

의지가지없이 빈털터리가 되어 논두렁이나 베고 처참하게 객사하는 일.

Die miserably away from home, penniless and without support, using a paddy ridge as one’s pillow

Dictionary example 1

저렇게 노름과 술로 세월 가는 줄 모르다가 논두렁 죽음 맞기 십상이지.

Spending life lost in gambling and drink like that, one is likely to meet a destitute death on a paddy ridge.

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“논두렁 죽음” — A destitute death away from home: Die miserably away from home, penniless and without support, using a paddy ridge as one’s pillow
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