[Korean Culture & Language] Fact-checking


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As a result of people’s boredom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of MBTI has surged in Korea. MBTI feeds are everywhere, on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms.

Below is a popular meme that is titled ‘ENFJ팩트체크’

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팩트체크 means fact-checking

The following are a few of the factors that are mentioned in the list:

사전 계획을 잘 세움
Good at planning ahead of time
사전 means in advance
계획 세우다 means to plan
잘 means well or good at

강한 추진력
Highly driven
강한 means strong
추진력 means driven

뛰어난 표현력
Good at expressing oneself
뛰어나다 means excellent
표현력 means expressing skills

타인에게 마음을 잘 여는 편
Open their hearts to others fairly easily
타인 means others
마음 means heart
잘 means easily or well
여는 means open
편 means fairly

타인의 비판에 민감한 편
Rather sensitive to others’ criticism
비판 means criticism
민감 means sensitive
편 means rather

현실보다는 이상 추구
Idealist, rather than a realist
현실 means realism
이상 means ideal

화가 나도 참는 편
Tend to not express anger
화 means anger
참는 means not express

칭찬을 받으면 더 열심히 함
Try harder when they get a compliment

칭찬 means compliment
받다 means receive
열심히 means harder

거절을 잘 못하는 편
Tend to be a pushover

거절 means reject 

모든 사람에게 사랑받고 싶음
Wants to be loved by everyone

모든사람 means everyone

사랑받다 means to be loved


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