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Noun

  1. 1

    bear

    A strong brown or black animal with a large body and long, rough fur.

    Korean definition: 몸집이 크고 힘이 세며 털이 길고 거친, 갈색이나 검은색인 동물.

    • At the zoo, you can see animals like tigers, lions and bears.

    • In the Dangun myth, a bear endures for a hundred days eating mugwort and garlic and becomes human.

  2. 2

    slow person; dullard; thickheaded person

    (teasing) A person who acts slowly and foolishly.

    Korean definition: (놀리는 말로) 행동이 느리고 미련한 사람.

    • Minjun is so slow in everything he does that people call him a bear.

    • My younger sibling looks as cunning as a fox on the outside, but is actually as dim-witted as a bear in some ways.