The Korean word for eye is
눈
Translations for eye and their definitions
| 눈 | |
| 1. n. eye (organ allowing animals to see) | |
| 눈-에-는 눈, 이에-는 이 - an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth | |
| 2. n. appreciative eye (for), discerning eye (for) | |
| 보는 눈-이 있다 - to have a good eye for... | |
| 3. n. vision (the ability to see), eyesight | |
| 눈-이 좋다 - to have good eyesight | |
| 4. n. eyes, gaze; attention | |
| 눈-을 의식하다 - to be aware of others' eyes | |
| 눈-을 끌다 - to catch someone's attention | |
| 눈-을 피하다 - to escape public gaze; to avoid eye contact | |
| 5. n. point of view, viewpoint | |
| 6. n. snow | |
| 눈-이 내린다. - Snow is falling. | |
| 눈-이 온다. - Snow is falling. | |
| 눈-을 쓸다. - to sweep snow | |
| 눈-이 쌓인다. - Snow is piling up. | |
| 7. n. (less common) scale, graduation (on a measuring device) | |
| 8. n. bud, shoot, sprout |
| 귀 | |
| 1. n. ear, auricle | |
| 한 귀로 듣고 다른 귀로 흘리다. - To go in one ear and out the other. | |
| 쇠귀-에 경 읽기 - As useless as reciting a sutra to the ears of a cow. | |
| 귀-에 걸면 귀(엣)고리, 코-에 걸면 코(엣)고리. - As indiscreet as applying a ring to the ear and to the nose alike. | |
| 2. n. spout, lip (for pouring) | |
| 3. n. corner, edge, protrusion | |
| 4. n. eye of a needle |
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