🌟 빌미

Noun  

1. 좋지 않은 일이 생기거나 나쁜 상태에 놓이게 되는 원인이나 이유.

1. REASON; CAUSE: A reason or cause behind an unfortunate event or someone's falling into a bad situation.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 사건의 빌미.
    An excuse for a case.
  • 빌미가 되다.
    Become an excuse.
  • 빌미를 제공하다.
    Provide an excuse.
  • 빌미를 주다.
    Give an excuse.
  • 빌미로 작용하다.
    Act as an excuse.
  • 술버릇이 나쁜 것이 술자리에서 나를 꺼리게 하는 빌미를 제공한 것 같다.
    I think bad drinking habits have given me an excuse to be reluctant to drink.
  • 그가 과거 애인의 이름을 입 밖에 내는 실수를 저지른 것이 불화의 빌미가 되었다.
    His past mistake of giving his lover's name out of the mouth was an excuse for discord.
  • 왜 두 형제가 싸우게 된 거지?
    Why did the two brothers fight?
    유산 문제가 빌미가 되서 사이가 나빠졌어.
    The miscarriage problem was a pretext and we got on bad terms.

2. 어떤 일을 하기 위한 핑계.

2. EXCUSE; PRETEXT: An excuse for doing something.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 빌미가 되다.
    Become an excuse.
  • 빌미로 삼다.
    Make an excuse.
  • 그는 그저 건축 공사를 빌미로 부당 이익을 챙기고 싶었을 따름이었다.
    He just wanted to pocket unfair profits on the pretext of building construction.
  • 그는 회사 업무를 빌미로 남에게 뇌물을 받지 않는 것을 원칙으로 삼는 사람이다.
    He is a man who makes it a rule not to take bribes from others under the pretext of company affairs.
  • 업무 시간인데 회사에서 어떻게 나왔어?
    It's business hours. how did you get out of work?
    영업을 빌미로 계약 업체에 방문한다고 하고 나왔어.
    He said he was visiting a contractor on the pretext of sales.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 빌미 (빌미)
📚 Derivative: 빌미하다: 재앙이나 탈 따위가 생기는 원인이 되다.

📚 Annotation: 주로 '~을 빌미로'로 쓴다.

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