🌟 말꼬투리

Noun  

1. 남이 말한 내용 중에서 그 사람을 해치거나 헐뜯을 만한 부분.

1. LOGICAL FALLACY: Something in another person's words that is fallacious and illogical and that can be used against them.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 말꼬투리가 잡히다.
    Talk to the point.
  • 말꼬투리를 붙잡다.
    Hold the tongue.
  • 말꼬투리를 잡다.
    Hold the tongue.
  • 토론자들은 서로 말꼬투리를 잡아 상대를 비난했다.
    The debaters caught each other's tongue and criticized each other.
  • 지수에게 화가 난 유민이는 지수가 한마디만 더 하면 말꼬투리를 잡고 늘어질 생각이었다.
    Yu-min, angry at ji-su, was going to hang on to her tongue when ji-su said one more thing.
  • 네 말은 나 같은 사람은 사회생활이 어렵다는 거야?
    You mean people like me have a hard time socializing?
    그런 뜻이 아닌 거 알면서 왜 자꾸 말꼬투리를 잡고 시비를 거니?
    You know that's not what i meant, but why do you keep arguing with me?

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 말꼬투리 (말ː꼬투리)

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