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What does 석 mean?
I've seen it in usages such as 석 달, and I saw a very strange sentence a few days ago.
키 작으니 곧 석 자 두 치다. What does this mean?
Apr 2, 2014 2:25 AM
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You already know number of Korea.
sometime, it is shorter than basic(original) according to following word(specially unit)
1. 하나 + 달(month) -> 한 달 +냥 -> 한냥
2. 둘 -> 두 달 두냥
3. 셋 -> 석달 or 세달 석냥
4. 넷 -> 넉달 or 네달 넉냥
5. 다섯 닷냥
냥 was currency unit of the Joseon Dynasty.
Joseon Dynasty people used unit of China.
* 자-척(尺):0.303m
* 치-촌(寸):0.030m
May 5, 2014
키 작으니 곧 석 자 두 치다.
(누구의/무엇의) 키(가) 작으니 곧, (그 길이가) 석 자 두 치(이)다.
단위명사 '자'와 '치'는 사람이나 동물의 키, 또는 물건의 길이를 잴 때 사용하는 단위명사(a measure/an unit noun)입니다.
(무엇을) 자로 재다, to measure (something) with a ruler
한 치는 그 길이가 약 3.03 센티미터(centimeter)이고 한 자는 열 치이므로, 한 자의 길이는 30.3 센티미터가 됩니다. 따라서, "석 자 두 치"는 약 96.96 센티미터, 다시 말해서, 약 1 미터(meter)에 못 미치는 길이입니다.
April 2, 2014
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