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Korean idiom Be frantic or furious

Idioms linked to “간08” · Linked dictionary word

간 (에) The part “에” may be omitted. 불붙다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 간(에) 불붙다
  • 간에 불붙다
  • 간 불붙다

English rendering Be frantic or furious Literal translation: “The liver catches fire”

Meaning 1

당한 일이 몹시 다급하여 간장이 타는 것 같다.

Face such urgency that one feels as though one’s liver is burning

Dictionary example 1

그는 간에 불붙은 사람 모양 이리저리 뛰어다녔다.

He ran here and there like someone frantic with urgency.
Meaning 2

몹시 울화가 나다.

Feel extreme pent-up anger

Dictionary example 1

그때 내가 속은 걸 생각하면 간에 불붙는다.

Thinking of how I was deceived then makes me burn with rage.

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“간에 불붙다” — Be frantic or furious: Face such urgency that one feels as though one’s liver is burning
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