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bowl; dish; container

Noun

  1. 1

    bowl; dish; container

    A utensil that holds food.

    Korean definition: 음식을 담는 도구.

    • Jisu arranged the noodles nicely in a bowl.

    • Grandmother took the side dish containers out of the fridge and put them on the table.

  2. 2

    being capable; being qualified

    (figurative) The ability or qualification to do something; or a person who has such an ability or qualification.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 어떤 일을 할 만한 능력이나 자질 또는 그것을 갖춘 사람.

    • From the start, my husband was not a man of the caliber to take responsibility for a family.

    • When I failed the exam, Grandmother comforted me, saying the greater the person's caliber, the later they succeed.

  3. 3

    dish

    The unit for counting the number of dishes that contain food.

    Korean definition: 그릇에 담긴 음식을 세는 단위.

    • We went to a street stall and ordered two bowls of udon.

    • My older brother was so hungry that he wolfed down a bowl of rice in the blink of an eye.