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Korean idiom be ungrounded

허공에 뜨다

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  • 허공에 뜨다

English rendering be ungrounded Literal translation: “float in empty space”

Meaning 1

현실과 관련이 없는 동떨어진 상태를 이르는 말.

An expression for a state detached from reality.

Dictionary example 1

허공에 뜬 기분.

A feeling of floating apart from reality.
Meaning 2

자기 위치에 발을 붙이지 못한 상태를 이르는 말.

An expression for a state of being unable to establish a foothold in one’s position.

Dictionary example 1

그는 졸지에 처자식과 부모를 잃고 허공에 뜬 신세가 되었다.

Suddenly losing his wife, children, and parents left him adrift.
Meaning 3

이론이나 학설이 실천과 떨어져 있는 상태를 이르는 말.

An expression for theories or doctrines being detached from practice.

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“허공에 뜨다” — be ungrounded: An expression for a state detached from reality.
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