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밥알을 세다

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English rendering Pick at one's food Literal translation: “Count grains of rice”

Meaning 1

입맛이 없거나 하여 밥을 잘 먹지 않고 깨지락거리며 밥을 먹다.

Eat little and pick at rice because of a poor appetite or the like.

Dictionary example 1

밥상에 앉아서 밥알을 세고 있는 것을 보니 꽤나 밥맛이 없나 보다.

Seeing them sitting at the table picking at their food, they must have quite a poor appetite.

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

Illustration of the first meaning of “밥알이 곤두서다”: To feel disgusted or offended. feel sickened with irritation To feel disgusted or offended.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “밥을 벌다”: To obtain food or payment through a certain amount of effort. earn one’s food To obtain food or payment through a certain amount of effort. Illustration of the first meaning of “밥을 주다”: Wind a clock’s spring so it operates properly Wind a clock Wind a clock’s spring so it operates properly Illustration of the first meaning of “보리를 타다”: Vulgarly, be beaten Get beaten Vulgarly, be beaten Illustration of the first meaning of “옥밥을 먹다”: Colloquially, to live confined in prison. serve time in prison Colloquially, to live confined in prison. Illustration of the first meaning of “음식 구경을 못 하다”: Starve completely, unable to take even plain water. 2 meanings Go completely without food Starve completely, unable to take even plain water. Illustration of the first meaning of “찬밥 더운밥 가리다”: Act like someone well-fed despite being in difficult circumstances Be choosy despite hardship Act like someone well-fed despite being in difficult circumstances Illustration of the first meaning of “콩밥 맛을 보다”: Colloquially, to live in prison. Shared · 3 serve time in prison Colloquially, to live in prison. Illustration of the first meaning of “콩밥 신세를 지다”: Vulgarly, be imprisoned Shared · 3 End up in prison Vulgarly, be imprisoned Illustration of the first meaning of “콩밥을 먹다”: Vulgarly, be imprisoned Shared · 3 Serve time in prison Vulgarly, be imprisoned Illustration of the first meaning of “콩밥을 먹이다”: Slang: send someone to prison to serve a sentence. Send someone to prison Slang: send someone to prison to serve a sentence.

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“밥알을 세다” — Pick at one's food: Eat little and pick at rice because of a poor appetite or the like.
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