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Korean idiom die helplessly

단불에 나비 죽듯 [잡듯] Possible alternative: “잡듯” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 단불에 나비 죽듯[잡듯]
  • 단불에 나비 죽듯
  • 단불에 나비 잡듯 Unverified form

English rendering die helplessly Literal translation: “like a moth dying [being caught] in blazing fire”

Meaning 1

맥없이 스러지듯 죽어 가는 것을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for dying as though fading away helplessly.

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“단불에 나비 죽듯” — die helplessly: A figurative expression for dying as though fading away helplessly.
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