Idioms linked to “이면”

Linked dictionary entry: 이면01

Dictionary entry ID: 260128

Word definition (Korean): 물체의 뒤쪽 면.

Browse 3 idioms linked to “이면” in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, in Hangul order. Distinct words with the same spelling are kept separate using their dictionary entry IDs.

Illustration of the first meaning of “이면을 모르다”: Behave recklessly without knowing how a matter is unfolding

Act without knowing what is going on Behave recklessly without knowing how a matter is unfolding

Illustration of the first meaning of “이면이 밝다”: To know well how matters proceed or how to observe social proprieties.

know how things work To know well how matters proceed or how to observe social proprieties.

Illustration of the first meaning of “이면이 없다”: Not know how affairs work or how to preserve appearances.

Have no sense of how things work Not know how affairs work or how to preserve appearances.