Nuance Dictionary / Social Situations
손이 크다 soni keuda
Preparing an overwhelmingly, almost comically massive amount of food for guests out of genuine generosity.
What does 손이 크다 mean?
손이 크다 (soni keuda) means: Preparing an overwhelmingly, almost comically massive amount of food for guests out of genuine generosity.
Speakers use this phrase to describe someone who naturally prepares an overwhelmingly large quantity of food when hosting guests. It appears frequently in casual conversations about cooking, family gatherings, and meal planning. People apply it to hosts who consistently cook far more than anyone can possibly eat.
Among hosts, this can carry a warm, affectionate tone that celebrates abundance, though it occasionally signals playful exasperation from guests facing endless plates of food.
Among hosts, this can carry a warm, affectionate tone that celebrates abundance, though it occasionally signals playful exasperation from guests facing endless plates of food.
Other sides of 손이 크다
◆ Financial Generosity — Speakers use this expression to describe individuals who spend large amounts of money freely, particularly when buying items for others or paying for shared expenses. It frequently turns up in casual conversations among friends or acquaintances discussing someone's spending habits at markets, restaurants, or outings. The phrase combines with modifiers of degree like 워낙 or 유독 to emphasize the scale of someone's spending.
Depending on the context, this can carry an appreciative tone for someone's generosity, or occasionally a mild caution about spending beyond one's means.
Depending on the context, this can carry an appreciative tone for someone's generosity, or occasionally a mild caution about spending beyond one's means.
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How it's actually used
- 어머니는 손이 커서 음식을 항상 많이 만드신다.
eomeonineun soni keoseo eumsigeul hangsang manhi mandeusinda.
My mother makes a lot of food because she always cooks in large portions.
💡 Describing someone who naturally prepares abundant food for others. - 손이 큰 사람 덕분에 잔칫상처럼 푸짐하게 먹었다.
soni keun saram deogbune jeanchitsangcheoreom pujimhage meogeotda.
Thanks to someone who cooks in generous amounts, we ate a feast.
💡 Reflecting on a meal prepared on a grand scale by a host. - 손이 커서 김치를 한 번 담글 때마다 온 집안이 가득 찬다.
soni keoseo gimchireul han beon damgeul ttaemada on jibani gadeuk chanda.
They make kimchi in such huge batches that the whole house fills up every time.
💡 Illustrating massive preparation scale in household cooking.
Related words in Social Situations
수수하다 su-su-ha-da숨이 차다 Sum-i chada숨이 턱 막히다 sumi teok makhida티끌 ti-kkeul티끌모아 ti-kkeul-mo-a