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Korean idiom Be evenly matched

멍이야 장이야

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 멍이야 장이야
  • 멍이야 장이야

English rendering Be evenly matched Literal translation: “Check, then countercheck”

Meaning 1

보통 장기를 둘 때에 이르는 말로, 두 사람이 서로 대립하여 승부를 가리기 어려움을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

An expression usually used in Korean chess; figuratively, two opponents are so evenly opposed that the winner is hard to determine

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동의어 장군 멍군

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“멍이야 장이야” — Be evenly matched: An expression usually used in Korean chess; figuratively, two opponents are so evenly opposed that the winner is hard to determine
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