공짜라면 양잿물도 마신다더니 · 공짜라면 양잿물도 마신다고
people will take anything if it's free (lit. if it's free, one would even drink lye)
Example
공짜라면 양잿물도 마신다더니, 무료 시식 코너에 사람들이 길게 줄을 섰어요.
People will take anything that's free: there was a long line at the free-sample counter.
Word parts
공 empty+양 Western
양잿물 is lye, a caustic cleaning liquid (양 'Western' + 잿물 'ash water'): if it were free, people would drink even that.
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Pronounced [공짜라면 양잰물도 마신다]. A humorous, slightly mocking comment on people who grab anything free; also said self-mockingly.
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