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Korean idiom Housewife

솥뚜껑 운전수

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 솥뚜껑 운전수
  • 솥뚜껑 운전수

English rendering Housewife Literal translation: “Cooking-pot-lid driver”

Meaning 1

밥솥을 다루는 사람이라는 뜻으로, 한 가정의 살림살이를 맡아 꾸려 가는 안주인을 속되게 이르는 말.

Literally, someone who handles the rice pot; a vulgar expression for a housewife, the woman managing a household

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밥솥을 다루는 사람이라는 뜻으로, ‘가정주부’를 속되게 이르는 말.

‘가정-주부’

한 가정의 살림살이를 맡아 꾸려 가는 안주인.

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Dictionary example 1

솥뚜껑 운전수 삼 년에 밥 태우기는 처음이네.

In three years as a housewife, this is the first time I’ve burned the rice.

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“솥뚜껑 운전수” — Housewife: Literally, someone who handles the rice pot; a vulgar expression for a housewife, the woman managing a household
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