WORDROW Korean Idioms 육갑을 짚다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 육갑을 짚다
- 육갑을 짚다
English rendering Calculate the sexagenary cycle or fortune Literal translation: “Count out the sixty cyclical signs”
Meaning 1
나이를 가지고 태어난 해의 육갑을 헤아리다.
Use a person’s age to calculate their birth year in the sexagenary cycle
Dictionary example 1
네가 올해 스물여덟 살이니 네가 태어난 해가 무슨 해였는지 육갑을 짚어 보자.
You are twenty-eight this year, so let’s calculate which cyclical year you were born in.
Meaning 2
생년월일을 가지고 길흉화복을 간단히 헤아리다.
Use one’s birth date to make a simple assessment of good or ill fortune
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