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TOPIK 6noun

수신제가

susinjega

수신제가가 · 수신제가를

cultivating oneself and managing one's family (first steps of good leadership)

Example

수신제가도 못 하면서 나라를 다스리겠다는 거예요?

You can't even manage yourself and your family, and you want to run the country?

Word parts

수 cultivate신 self제 put in order가 family

From the saying 수신제가치국평천하: self, family, state, then the world.

Good to know

Often used to criticize leaders whose family or personal life is a mess.