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한 줌도 못 되다

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English rendering Be less than a handful Literal translation: “Not amount to one handful”

Meaning 1

한 줌 안에도 채 차지 못할 정도로 매우 적다.

Be so little as not even to fill a handful.

Dictionary example 1

아내는 한 줌도 못 되는 쌀로 저녁을 지었다.

My wife cooked supper with less than a handful of rice.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “한”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “한 줌밖에 안 되다”: To be small in quantity. be only a handful To be small in quantity. Illustration of the first meaning of “한 줌의 재가 되다”: A figurative expression for “to die” Become a handful of ashes or earth A figurative expression for “to die” Illustration of the first meaning of “한 치 앞을 못 보다”: Have eyesight so poor that one cannot see even nearby things 2 meanings Fail to see even a little ahead Have eyesight so poor that one cannot see even nearby things Illustration of the first meaning of “한 팔을 잃다”: Lose the most important person who helps one. Lose one's key helper Lose the most important person who helps one. Illustration of the first meaning of “한 건 하다”: Produce a result after doing something Shared · 2 Pull off an achievement Produce a result after doing something Illustration of the first meaning of “한 건을 올리다”: To produce a result after doing something. Shared · 2 score a success To produce a result after doing something. Illustration of the first meaning of “한 귀로 흘리다”: Ignore something after hearing it without taking it to heart. Let words go in one ear and out Ignore something after hearing it without taking it to heart. Illustration of the first meaning of “한 다리 걸치다”: To take responsibility for a share of a task. 2 meanings Shared · 2 have a stake or connection To take responsibility for a share of a task. Illustration of the first meaning of “한 다리 끼다”: Undertake a share of an affair 2 meanings Shared · 2 Take a part Undertake a share of an affair Illustration of the first meaning of “한 달 서른 날”: The whole month. The entire month The whole month.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “한몫 끼다”: To participate together with the appropriate qualification. take one’s rightful part To participate together with the appropriate qualification. Illustration of the first meaning of “한몫 들다”: Take on a share of a particular undertaking Take a share in an undertaking Take on a share of a particular undertaking Illustration of the first meaning of “한몫 보다”: Make a solid gain. Shared · 2 Make a substantial profit Make a solid gain. Illustration of the first meaning of “한몫 잡다”: To secure a substantial gain. Shared · 2 make a substantial profit To secure a substantial gain. Illustration of the first meaning of “호리를 다투다”: Conserve and begrudge even an extremely small quantity Scrimp over the smallest amount Conserve and begrudge even an extremely small quantity Illustration of the first meaning of “회계를 닦다”: To account accurately. settle the accounts accurately To account accurately. Illustration of the first meaning of “회계에 넣다”: Include something among the considerations when devising or planning Include in one’s calculations Include something among the considerations when devising or planning Illustration of the first meaning of “네 활개를 치다”: Walk with broad swings of one's arms and legs. 2 meanings Stride freely; swagger Walk with broad swings of one's arms and legs. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 길마를 보다”: Maintain and observe connections with both sides so that failure on either side does not disadvantage oneself. Hedge one's bets Maintain and observe connections with both sides so that failure on either side does not disadvantage oneself. Illustration of the first meaning of “두 눈에서 불이 번쩍 나게”: Swiftly or sharply enough to make fire flash from both eyes. with dazzling speed or sharpness Swiftly or sharply enough to make fire flash from both eyes.

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“한 줌도 못 되다” — Be less than a handful: Be so little as not even to fill a handful.
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