뒤
dwi
"The back of it is complicated" — and there's no back alley
The picture The side your back is turned to. Your eyes can't reach it, so it comes later, stays unseen, and never shows on the surface.
Where the picture shows up in 뒤
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the side your back faces
건물 뒤에 주차하세요.
geon-mul dwi-e ju-cha-ha-se-yo
Park around the back of the building.
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the later side of a line
제 뒤에 서시면 돼요.
je dwi-e seo-si-myeon dwae-yo
You can stand behind me.
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the later side of time
그 얘기는 뒤에 다시 할게요.
geu yae-gi-neun dwi-e da-si hal-kke-yo
Let's come back to that later.
Behind in space becomes later in time, with the same word.
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the side out of sight
뒤에서 도와주는 사람이 있어요.
dwi-e-seo do-wa-ju-neun sa-ra-mi i-sseo-yo
Someone is helping from behind the scenes.
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the side that doesn't show
이 일은 뒤가 좀 복잡해요.
i i-reun dwi-ga jom bok-ja-pae-yo
There's a complicated backstory to this one.
Not always negative — it can simply mean there's history behind it.