Korean noun

겉핥기

거탈끼said like thisgeotalgi

superficial knowledge

Superficial reading or studying; the act of attaining a less than substantial understanding of a topic while seeking to sound or appear knowledgeable

Standard pronunciation: [거탈끼]
Level: Intermediate

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겉핥기 in a sentence

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책을 겉핥기로 대충 읽었더니 머릿속에 남는 내용이 없었다.
채글 거탈기로 대충 일걷떠니 머릳쏘게 남는 내용이 업썯따.said like thischaegeul geotalgiro daechung ilgeotdeoni meoritsoge namneun naeyongi eopseotda.
이번 수사는 성과 없이 끝나서 겉핥기 식이었다는 비판을 받고 있다.
이번 수사는 성과 업씨 끈나서 거탈기 시기얻따는 비파늘 받꼬 읻따.said like thisibeon susaneun seonggwa eopsi kkeunnaseo geotalgi sigieotdaneun bipaneul batgo itda.

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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.