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Korean idiom Lose even one’s investment

Idioms linked to “밑-천” · Linked dictionary word

밑천도 못 찾다 [건지다] Possible alternative: “건지다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 밑천도 못 찾다[건지다]
  • 밑천도 못 찾다
  • 밑천도 못 건지다 Unverified form

English rendering Lose even one’s investment Literal translation: “Fail even to recover [salvage] the capital”

Meaning 1

이득을 얻으려다 오히려 손해를 보다.

Suffer a loss instead of the profit one sought

Dictionary example 1

밑천도 못 찾을 장사를 왜 하니?

Why run a business that cannot even recover its investment?

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“밑천도 못 찾다” — Lose even one’s investment: Suffer a loss instead of the profit one sought
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