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Korean idiom Still be childish

딱지가 덜 떨어지다

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  • 딱지가 덜 떨어지다

English rendering Still be childish Literal translation: “The scabs have not all fallen off”

Meaning 1

아직 어린 아기의 쇠딱지가 머리에서 다 떨어지지 못하였다는 뜻으로, 치기(稚氣)를 벗어나지 못한 상태를 이르는 말.

Literally, an infant’s cradle-cap scabs have not all fallen from the head; remain immature

Dictionary example 1

아직 딱지가 덜 떨어진 주제에 나에게 이래라저래라 웬 참견이냐?

You’re still a mere child—why meddle and tell me what to do?

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“딱지가 덜 떨어지다” — Still be childish: Literally, an infant’s cradle-cap scabs have not all fallen from the head; remain immature
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