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Idioms linked to “머리01” · Linked dictionary word

머리 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 올리다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 머리(를) 올리다
  • 머리를 올리다
  • 머리 올리다

English rendering Put up one's hair; become a full gisaeng; marry Literal translation: “Raise one's hair”

Meaning 1

여자의 긴 머리를 두 갈래로 땋아 엇바꾸어 양쪽 귀 뒤로 돌려서 이마 위쪽에 한데 틀어 얹다.

Braid a woman's long hair in two, cross the braids behind the ears, and coil them together above the forehead.

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동의어 머리(를) 얹다
Meaning 2

어린 기생이 정식으로 기생이 되어 머리를 쪽 찌다.

Of a young gisaeng, become a formally recognized gisaeng and put the hair in a bun.

Dictionary example 1

머리 올려 주겠다는 사내들은 많았지만 어차피 사내들 틈에서 시들어 갈 몸이라는 것을 생각하니 첫정만은 그분에게 바치고 싶었다.

Many men offered to initiate her as a gisaeng, but thinking she would wither among men anyway, she wanted to give her first love to him.
동의어 머리(를) 얹다
Meaning 3

여자가 시집을 가다.

Of a woman, marry.

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동의어 머리(를) 얹다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 얹다”: To braid a woman’s long hair in two sections, cross them behind both ears, and coil them together above the forehead. 3 meanings Shared · 2 arrange hair up or enter married life To braid a woman’s long hair in two sections, cross them behind both ears, and coil them together above the forehead.

These idioms are linked to the same word, “머리”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쥐어짜다”: Think hard with extreme effort Rack one’s brains Think hard with extreme effort Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 짓누르다”: Receive a strong mental stimulus. Weigh heavily on one's mind Receive a strong mental stimulus. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 쳐들다”: For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. Shared · 2 rear its head For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 풀다”: To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. let one’s hair down in mourning To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리를 흔들다”: Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion Shake one’s head in refusal Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 그려 넣다”: Remember an object or fact firmly Shared · 2 Fix firmly in memory Remember an object or fact firmly Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 맴돌다”: Have an unclear thought recur continually. Keep circling in one's mind Have an unclear thought recur continually. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 새겨 넣다”: To remember an object or fact firmly. Shared · 2 engrave in one’s memory To remember an object or fact firmly. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 서리가 앉다”: Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old Grow gray or old Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 쥐가 나다”: Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation. Have one's mind seize up Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 털 나고”: Since one came into the world. Shared · 2 since one was born Since one came into the world. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리에 피도 안 마르다”: Still be far from adulthood, or be young Shared · 5 Still be a mere child Still be far from adulthood, or be young Illustration of the first meaning of “머리칼이 곤두서다”: Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise Shared · 2 Have one’s hair stand on end Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise Illustration of the first meaning of “머리털이 곤두서다”: Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock. Shared · 2 Have one's hair stand on end Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock. Illustration of the first meaning of “머리통에 털 나고”: A disparaging expression meaning since one came into the world. Shared · 2 since one was born A disparaging expression meaning since one came into the world. Illustration of the first meaning of “머릿살을 앓다”: Colloquially, to suffer a headache over a troublesome matter. rack one’s brains Colloquially, to suffer a headache over a troublesome matter. Illustration of the first meaning of “머릿살이 아프다”: Vulgarly, have a headache 2 meanings Have a headache or troubled mind Vulgarly, have a headache Illustration of the first meaning of “머릿살이 어지럽다”: Feel confused and unsettled. Feel mentally unsettled Feel confused and unsettled. Illustration of the first meaning of “박이 터지다”: Vulgarly, worry over something complicated or difficult Feel one’s head will burst Vulgarly, worry over something complicated or difficult Illustration of the first meaning of “배코를 치다”: Shave the hair in a circle beneath the topknot. 2 meanings Shave around a topknot; shave one's head Shave the hair in a circle beneath the topknot.

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“머리를 올리다” — Put up one's hair; become a full gisaeng; marry: Braid a woman's long hair in two, cross the braids behind the ears, and coil them together above the forehead.
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