삼천포

삼천포

"삼천포" refers to going off-topic or digressing in conversation.

Here, '삼천포' refers to a literal place name, a small city in South Korea.

삼천포는 아름다운 경치를 가진 작은 도시입니다.

Samcheonpo is a small city with beautiful scenery.

In this context, '삼천포로 빠지다' is an idiomatic expression meaning to divert from the main topic.

우리가 이야기하다가 삼천포로 빠져버렸네요.

While we were talking, we veered off topic.

Here, '삼천포' again refers to the location, used to describe a connection to someone's origins.

저는 삼천포 출신 친구가 있어서 그곳 이야기를 많이 들었어요.

I have a friend from Samcheonpo, so I have heard a lot about the place.