잠자리 날개 같다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 잠자리 날개 같다
- 잠자리 날개 같다
English rendering be delicate and sheer Literal translation: “be like dragonfly wings”
Meaning 1
천 따위가 속이 비칠 만큼 매우 얇고 고움을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
A figurative expression for cloth or the like being so fine and thin that one can see through it.
Dictionary example 1
잠자리 날개 같은 치마저고리를 차려입으신 어머니.
Mother dressed in a skirt and jacket as fine as dragonfly wings.