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TOPIK 6noun

일엽편주

iryeoppyeonju [이렵편주]

일엽편주가 · 일엽편주를

a tiny lone boat, a small boat adrift

Example

넓은 바다 위에 일엽편주 하나가 떠 있었어요.

A single little boat was floating on the wide sea.

Word parts

일 one엽 leaf편 piece주 boat

Literally 'a boat like one leaf' — a small, fragile craft.

Good to know

Also used figuratively for a person or country tossed about helplessly.