🌟 소위 (所謂)

  Adverb  

1. 사람들이 흔히 말하는 바대로.

1. AS THEY SAY; SO-CALLED: As people call something.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 소위 명문 대학에 가기 위해서는 열심히 공부해야 한다.
    To go to a so-called prestigious university, you have to study hard.
  • 우리 학교에는 똑똑한 사람들 소위 엘리트들만 모여 있다.
    There are only smart people in our school, so-called elites.
  • 그녀는 소위 반장이면서 아이들을 선동해 일탈 행위를 하고 있었다.
    She was talking on the so-called class president and deviant behaviour by inciting children.
  • 대학까지 나온 사람이 예의가 너무 없어요.
    The guy who got into college is so rude.
    소위 배웠다는 사람이 그러면 안 되지.
    The so-called learned man shouldn't do that.
Synonym 이른바: 사람들이 흔히 말하는 바대로.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 소위 (소ː위)


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