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TOPIK 6noun

수주대토

sujudaeto

수주대토가 · 수주대토를

foolishly waiting for luck to repeat, clinging to old ways

Example

옛날 방식만 고집하는 건 수주대토와 같아요.

Sticking only to old methods is like waiting by the stump for another rabbit.

Word parts

수 guard주 stump대 wait토 rabbit

A farmer saw a rabbit hit a stump, then waited there forever for another.