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Korean idiom lack basic human decency

Idioms linked to “사람” · Linked dictionary word

사람 같지 않다

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English rendering lack basic human decency Literal translation: “be unlike a human”

Meaning 1

사람으로서 마땅히 지녀야 할 품행이나 덕성이 없다.

To lack the conduct or virtues a person ought to have.

Dictionary example 1

나와 아이들을 상습적으로 구타하는 남편이 사람 같지 않아 당장이라도 이혼하고 싶다.

My husband habitually beats me and the children and lacks all human decency; I want a divorce right away.

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“사람 같지 않다” — lack basic human decency: To lack the conduct or virtues a person ought to have.
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