"Become a beggar" means "깡통을 차다" in Korean.
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깡통을 차다
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kkang-tong-ŭl cha-da
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Become a beggar
"Become a beggar" is "깡통을 차다"(kkang-tong-ŭl cha-da) in Korean.
The literal translation is to kick a can.
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꼬리에 꼬리를 물다(The successive, e..
능청을 떨다(pretend not to know)
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가려운 곳을 긁어 주다(And access the ..
엉덩이가 무겁다(slow to act)
어림도 없다(cannot compete with)
개미허리(Thin waist of women, su..
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가슴을 열다(It open my heart)
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