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Korean idiom Have one's face read

상 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 보이다 [뵈다] Possible alternative: “뵈다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 상(을) 보이다[뵈다]
  • 상을 보이다
  • 상 보이다
  • 상을 뵈다 Unverified form
  • 상 뵈다 Unverified form

English rendering Have one's face read Literal translation: “Show one's physiognomy”

Meaning 1

앞날의 길흉화복을 알기 위하여 남에게 관상을 보여 주다.

Show one's face to a physiognomist to learn future fortune or misfortune.

Dictionary example 1

하숙집 아주머니는 시험에서 계속 낙방한 아들을 위해 앞집 점쟁이에게 한번쯤 상을 보일 생각을 하고 있었다.

The landlady was thinking of taking her son, who kept failing exams, to have his face read by the fortune-teller opposite.

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“상을 보이다” — Have one's face read: Show one's face to a physiognomist to learn future fortune or misfortune.
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