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Korean idiom Be utterly insignificant or tiny

Idioms linked to “쥐-뿔” · Linked dictionary word

쥐뿔만도 못하다

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  • 쥐뿔만도 못하다

English rendering Be utterly insignificant or tiny Literal translation: “Be worth less than a rat's horn”

Meaning 1

아주 보잘것없다.

Be utterly insignificant.

Dictionary example 1

쥐뿔만도 못한 주제에 보는 눈은 있어 가지고 예쁘고 세련된 여자가 아니면 선을 보지도 않겠다고 한다.

Though worth nothing himself, he has discerning eyes and refuses even to attend a matchmaking meeting unless the woman is pretty and sophisticated.
Meaning 2

규모가 매우 작다.

Be extremely small in scale.

Dictionary example 1

그는 쥐뿔만도 못한 돈을 내놓고서 으스댄다.

He produces a paltry sum and boasts about it.

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