Korean noun

빈말

binmal

empty words; empty promise; lip service

An insincere word that will not be put into action.

Standard pronunciation: [빈말]
Level: Intermediate

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빈말 in a sentence

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나를 위해 헌신하겠다던 그의 말은 결코 빈말이 아니었다.
나를 위해 헌신하겓따던 그의 마른 결코 빈마리 아니얻따.said like thisnareul wihae heonsinhagetdadeon geuui mareun gyeolko binmari anieotda.
그녀는 융통성이 없어서 듣기 좋은 빈말 같은 건 할 줄 모른다.
그녀는 융통성이 업써서 듣끼 조은 빈말 가튼 건 할 줄 모른다.said like thisgeunyeoneun yungtongseongi eopseoseo deutgi joeun binmal gateun geon hal jul moreunda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.