Korean Culture & Customs

유리 멘탈

yuri mentar

'Glass mentality'

유리 멘탈 ('glass mental') describes someone fragile-minded who is easily hurt or shaken by criticism. It mixes Korean 유리 (glass) with the English loanword 멘탈 (mental). The opposite is 강철 멘탈 ('steel mental').

Examples

Korean	English
저는 유리 멘탈이라 작은 말에도 상처받아요. jeoneun yuri mentariraseo jageun maredo sangcheobadayo.	I have a glass mentality, so even small remarks hurt me.

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