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Korean idiom Be unlucky or stingy

Idioms linked to “손01” · Linked dictionary word

손 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 맑다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 손(이) 맑다
  • 손이 맑다
  • 손 맑다

English rendering Be unlucky or stingy Literal translation: “The hands are clear”

Meaning 1

재수가 없어 생기는 것이 없다.

Have no luck and gain nothing

Dictionary example 1

첫 손님이 물건을 사지 않고 그냥 가서 그런지 오늘은 손이 맑을 것 같아 불안했다.

Perhaps because the first customer left without buying, I feared today would bring no gains.
Meaning 2

인색하여 남에게 물건을 주는 품이 후하지 못하다.

Be stingy and ungenerous in giving things to others

Dictionary example 1

손이 너무 맑으면 따르는 사람도 없다.

If you are too stingy, nobody will follow you.

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“손이 맑다” — Be unlucky or stingy: Have no luck and gain nothing
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