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TOPIK 6noun

소인배

soinbae

소인배가 · 소인배를

petty person, small-minded people

Example

작은 일에 화를 내면 소인배라는 말을 들을 수 있어요.

If you get angry over small things, people may call you petty.

Word parts

소 small인 person배 group

Literally 'the small-person crowd' — opposite of the virtuous 군자.

Good to know

Common insult for petty behavior; the playful slang opposite is 대인배 (a magnanimous person).