물꼬를 터요 · 물꼬를 텄어요 · 물꼬가 트이다 (ㅡ drops)
to open the way; to make a breakthrough
Example
두 나라 정상의 만남이 대화의 물꼬를 텄습니다.
The meeting of the two leaders opened the way for dialogue.
Word parts
물꼬 = a gap cut in a rice paddy's bank to let water flow in or out.
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물꼬를 터요 · 물꼬를 텄어요 · 물꼬가 트이다 (ㅡ drops)
to open the way; to make a breakthrough
Example
두 나라 정상의 만남이 대화의 물꼬를 텄습니다.
The meeting of the two leaders opened the way for dialogue.
Word parts
물꼬 = a gap cut in a rice paddy's bank to let water flow in or out.