손이 많이 가요 · 손이 많이 가는 (+noun)
to take a lot of work or care, to be labor-intensive (lit. the hand goes to it a lot)
Example
김밥은 맛있지만 손이 많이 가는 음식이에요.
Gimbap is delicious, but it's a lot of work to make.
Word parts
손 'hand' stands for work: something that needs your hands again and again.
Good to know
Common for cooking, housework and crafts; also for people who need looking after: 손이 많이 가는 아이. Opposite: 손이 덜 가다.
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