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Korean idiom Keep oneself alive

명 붙이다

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  • 명 붙이다

English rendering Keep oneself alive Literal translation: “Attach life”

Meaning 1

목숨을 잇다.

Sustain one’s life

Dictionary example 1

그는 명 붙이기 위해서 시키는 온갖 일을 마다하지 않고 다 하였다.

To stay alive, he did every task he was ordered to do, refusing none.
Meaning 2

자신의 몸을 남에게 의지하다.

Depend on another person for one’s support

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“명 붙이다” — Keep oneself alive: Sustain one’s life
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