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간장이 녹다

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  • 간장이 녹다

English rendering be charmed or tormented Literal translation: “the liver and entrails melt”

Meaning 1

무엇이 마음에 들어 정도 이상으로 흐뭇함을 느끼다.

To feel more than ordinarily delighted because one likes something.

Dictionary example 1

그녀의 애교에 간장이 녹은 사내가 많다.

Many men have had their hearts melted by her charming ways.
동의어 간이 녹다
Meaning 2

몹시 애가 타다.

To feel desperately anxious or distressed.

Dictionary example 1

네 소식 기다리느라고 내 간장이 녹는다.

I am agonizing while waiting to hear from you.
동의어 간이 녹다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “간이 녹다”: Feel more than ordinarily delighted because something pleases one 2 meanings Shared · 2 Melt with delight or anxiety Feel more than ordinarily delighted because something pleases one

These idioms are linked to the same word, “간장”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “간장을 끊다”: Be terribly distressed or sad. Shared · 2 Be heartbroken Be terribly distressed or sad. Illustration of the first meaning of “간장을 녹이다”: To win someone’s favor through honeyed words, flattery, or coquettish behavior. 2 meanings Shared · 2 charm or torment To win someone’s favor through honeyed words, flattery, or coquettish behavior. Illustration of the first meaning of “간장을 태우다”: Make someone extremely anxious and uneasy Make someone fret Make someone extremely anxious and uneasy Illustration of the first meaning of “간장이 끊어지다”: Find sorrow, anger, or the like so great that it is difficult to endure. Shared · 2 Be overwhelmed by grief or anger Find sorrow, anger, or the like so great that it is difficult to endure. Illustration of the first meaning of “간장이 사라지다”: Be so shocked or disappointed that it feels as though one’s liver has melted away Be overcome with shock or disappointment Be so shocked or disappointed that it feels as though one’s liver has melted away Illustration of the first meaning of “간장이 썩다”: Feel deeply wounded. Be deeply hurt Feel deeply wounded. Illustration of the first meaning of “간장이 타다”: To be inwardly tormented by anxiety and worry. be consumed by anxiety To be inwardly tormented by anxiety and worry.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “결창이 터지다”: An insulting expression meaning that one’s entrails burst. 2 meanings burst with rage An insulting expression meaning that one’s entrails burst. Illustration of the first meaning of “고황에 들다”: Of an illness, penetrate so deeply into the body that it is hard to cure. An illness becomes deeply entrenched Of an illness, penetrate so deeply into the body that it is hard to cure. Illustration of the first meaning of “구곡간장을 녹이다”: To shock, disappoint, or torment someone so severely that it is as though their entire liver and entrails melt away. cause deep anguish To shock, disappoint, or torment someone so severely that it is as though their entire liver and entrails melt away. Illustration of the first meaning of “구곡간장이 녹다”: Be so shocked, disappointed, or anxious that one feels one’s liver entirely melting away Be utterly heartsick Be so shocked, disappointed, or anxious that one feels one’s liver entirely melting away Illustration of the first meaning of “똥집이 무겁다”: A vulgar expression for rarely getting up once one has sat down. Shared · 4 Be reluctant to get up A vulgar expression for rarely getting up once one has sat down. Illustration of the first meaning of “똥창이 맞다”: Coarsely, to be in agreement with one another. be on the same wavelength Coarsely, to be in agreement with one another. Illustration of the first meaning of “밥통이 떨어지다”: Colloquially, to lose one’s job. Shared · 2 lose one’s job Colloquially, to lose one’s job. Illustration of the first meaning of “배알이 꼴리다”: To find something offensive and disgusting. Shared · 2 feel sickened with resentment To find something offensive and disgusting. Illustration of the first meaning of “밸을 뽑다”: Coarsely, to reveal all the thoughts in one’s heart. Shared · 5 spill all one’s thoughts Coarsely, to reveal all the thoughts in one’s heart. Illustration of the first meaning of “밸을 삭이다”: Vulgarly, subdue or dispel one’s anger Calm one’s anger Vulgarly, subdue or dispel one’s anger

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“간장이 녹다” — be charmed or tormented: To feel more than ordinarily delighted because one likes something.
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