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짐승

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RR: jimseung

  1. 몸에 털이 나고 네 발을 가진 동물. [1]
  2. 사람이 아닌 동물을 이르는 말.
  3. 매우 잔인하거나 야만적인 사람을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
Etymology
From Buddhist 衆生(중생, jungsaeng)
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    날짐승 또는 물짐승 (bird or fish)
    wikt: deer #English
    4. (obsolete...) an animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
    • 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III. IV
      But mice and rats and such small deer, have been Tom's food for seven long year.
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