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Korean idiom Be chipped or incomplete

Idioms linked to “이03” · Linked dictionary word

이 (가) The part “가” may be omitted. 빠지다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 이(가) 빠지다
  • 이가 빠지다
  • 이 빠지다

English rendering Be chipped or incomplete Literal translation: “A tooth falls out”

Meaning 1

그릇의 가장자리나 칼날의 일부분이 떨어져 나가다.

For part of a vessel’s rim or a blade’s edge to break off

Dictionary example 1

이 빠진 접시.

A chipped plate.

Dictionary example 2

칼이 이가 빠져서 잘 들지 않는다.

The knife’s chipped edge keeps it from cutting well.
Meaning 2

갖추어져야 할 것 가운데서 어떤 부분이 빠져서 온전하지 못하다.

Lack a required part and therefore be incomplete

Dictionary example 1

이것은 네 개가 한 묶음으로 이루어져서 여기서 한 개라도 빼내면 이가 빠져 팔 수가 없게 됩니다.

These come in sets of four; removing even one makes the set incomplete and unsellable.

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“이가 빠지다” — Be chipped or incomplete: For part of a vessel’s rim or a blade’s edge to break off
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