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Korean idiom Renounce the world or die

Idioms linked to “세상01” · Linked dictionary word

세상 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 버리다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 세상(을) 버리다
  • 세상을 버리다
  • 세상 버리다

English rendering Renounce the world or die Literal translation: “Abandon the world”

Meaning 1

깊은 산속 같은 데에 들어가 사회와 인연을 끊고 살다.

Enter somewhere such as deep mountains and live cut off from society

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Meaning 2

생명이 없어지거나 끊어지는 것을 완곡하게 이르는 말.

A euphemistic expression for “to die”

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‘죽다01’를 완곡하게 이르는 말.

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“세상을 버리다” — Renounce the world or die: Enter somewhere such as deep mountains and live cut off from society
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