three years as a deaf person, three years as a mute | English Korean Dictionary
English three years as a deaf person, three years as a mute Meaning,three years as a deaf person, three years as a mute Korean explanation
귀머거리 삼 년이요 벙어리 삼 년(이라)()three years as a deaf person, three years as a mute
여자가 결혼하여 시집에서 살면 남의 말을 듣고도 못 들은 척하고 하고 싶은 말이 있어도 참아야 함을 뜻하는 말.
An expression used to advise a woman to pretend to have heard nothing and to restrain herself from talking too much when she gets married and lives with her parents-in-laws.
Example Sentences
- 우리 시어머니 때문에 힘들어 죽겠어. 시집살이를 얼마나 호되게 시키시는지!
- 원래 시집살이가 다 그렇지. 그래도 귀머거리 삼 년이요 벙어리 삼 년이라는 말처럼 꾹 참고 살아야 해.