Idioms linked to “입” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Be extremely tight-lipped Literal translation: “One's mouth weighs a thousand geun”
Be very reserved in speech.
Dictionary example 1
그 사람은 입이 천 근 같아 비밀을 절대 다른 사람에게 말하지 않으니 안심하게.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text입이 천 근 같다
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A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Say aloud Express a thought or fact in words 
2 meanings Be all talk; be unduly picky Talk plausibly without acting accordingly. 
waste one’s breath For repeated words not to be accepted, making speaking fruitless. 
Go hungry for a long time Be unable to eat and starve for a long time through poverty. 
foam at the mouth An expression for talking noisily in extreme excitement. 
Honeyed words Words pleasant to hear 
2 meanings Say habitually; eat constantly Repeat words or stories habitually or use them frequently. 
suit one’s palate To suit one’s taste. 
Speak of something Say something about a subject 
Eat, drink, or smoke Eat or drink food, or smoke tobacco. 
2 meanings Keep snacking; speak recklessly Continually eat snacks without stopping. 
2 meanings be greedy for snacks or foul-mouthed To be greedy for snacks. 
pout A disparaging expression for sulking in anger or dissatisfaction. 
Shared · 2 Speak clearly and substantively A disparaging expression for speaking clearly and with substance 
2 meanings Shared · 2 Blab; talk glibly Vulgarly, tell others facts or affairs one knows. 
2 meanings run one’s mouth or talk back A disparaging expression for speaking recklessly. 
Be all talk A disparaging expression for speaking convincingly without acting accordingly, or being unduly picky about food for one’s station 
Suppress one's hunger Force oneself to endure hunger or the desire to eat. 
2 meanings snack or smack one’s lips To eat snacks outside regular meals. 
itch to speak To feel impatient because one wants to say something. Browse in Hangul order.
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