Korean Idioms & Expressions

입이 가볍다

ibi gabyeopda

Literal meaning

'one's mouth is light' (입 = mouth + 가볍다 = light)

To be loose-lipped — someone who can't keep a secret and blurts things out carelessly. The opposite of 입이 무겁다.

Korean	English
입이 가벼운 사람에게는 중요한 말을 하지 않는 게 좋다. ibi gabyeoun saramegeneun jungyohan mareul haji anneun ge jota.	It's best not to tell anything important to someone who can't keep a secret.

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