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TOPIK 6noun

오비이락

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오비이락이 · 오비이락을

a suspicious coincidence, unlucky timing that invites blame

Example

오비이락이라고, 내가 들어가자마자 컴퓨터가 고장 났어요.

Talk about bad timing — the computer broke the moment I walked in.

Word parts

오 crow비 fly이 pear락 fall

Literally 'the crow flies off, the pear falls' — so the crow gets blamed.

Good to know

The native proverb version is 까마귀 날자 배 떨어진다.