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South Korea
chanbap sinse (찬밥 신세)
What is it?
A Korean expression meaning cold rice fate, used to describe being treated as an afterthought or pushed aside. The phrase comes from cold rice being considered lesser than freshly cooked rice in a household.
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bap (밥)
nunchitbap (눈칫밥)
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