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Korean idiom Have indistinct speech

Idioms linked to “혀01” · Linked dictionary word

혀가 짧다

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  • 혀가 짧다

English rendering Have indistinct speech Literal translation: “The tongue is short”

Meaning 1

발음이 명확하지 아니하거나 말을 더듬다.

Pronounce indistinctly or stammer

Dictionary example 1

혀 짧은 소리.

Indistinct speech.

Dictionary example 2

젊은이의 대답은 혀가 짧은 듯한 좀 어눌한 발음이다.

The young person’s reply was somewhat slurred, as though their tongue were short.

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“혀가 짧다” — Have indistinct speech: Pronounce indistinctly or stammer
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