Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 6

TOPIK 6noun

시비

sibi

시비가 · 시비를

right and wrong; dispute, quarrel

Example

법원은 이번 사건의 시비를 가려야 합니다.

The court must determine who is right and who is wrong in this case.

Word parts

시 right비 wrong

Literally 'right-wrong'; 시비를 가리다 = to sort out who is right.

Good to know

In everyday speech, 시비를 걸다 means 'to pick a quarrel': 왜 시비를 걸어요?