삼삼오오 모이다 · 삼삼오오 짝을 지어 (no particle)
in small groups, in twos and threes
Example
점심시간이 되자 직원들이 삼삼오오 식당으로 향했어요.
When lunchtime came, the employees headed to the cafeteria in small groups.
Word parts
삼 three+삼 three+오 five+오 five
Literally 'threes and threes, fives and fives' — small scattered groups.
Good to know
Used like an adverb with no particle: 삼삼오오 모여 앉다.
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