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Korean idiom be a light sleeper

잠귀 (가) The part “가” may be omitted. 엷다 [옅다] Possible alternative: “옅다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 잠귀(가) 엷다[옅다]
  • 잠귀가 엷다
  • 잠귀 엷다
  • 잠귀가 옅다 Unverified form
  • 잠귀 옅다 Unverified form

English rendering be a light sleeper Literal translation: “one’s sleeping ears are thin [shallow]”

Meaning 1

웬만한 소리에 잠이 깰 정도로 신경이 예민하다.

To be sensitive enough to wake at an ordinary sound.

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“잠귀가 엷다” — be a light sleeper: To be sensitive enough to wake at an ordinary sound.
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