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TOPIK 6noun

능소능대

neungsoneungdae

능소능대가 · 능소능대를

versatile, able to handle anything big or small

Example

그는 능소능대해서 어떤 일을 맡겨도 잘해요.

He is so versatile that he does well at whatever you give him.

Word parts

능 able소 small능 able대 big

Literally 'able in small things, able in big things'.

Good to know

Can work as a 하다 adjective: 능소능대하다.