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Korean idiom Be speechless with astonishment

Idioms linked to “기11” · Linked dictionary word

기 (가) The part “가” may be omitted. 차다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 기(가) 차다
  • 기가 차다
  • 기 차다

English rendering Be speechless with astonishment Literal translation: “The spirit is blocked”

Meaning 1

하도 어이가 없어 말이 나오지 않다.

Be so dumbfounded that one cannot speak

Dictionary example 1

그의 뻔뻔스러운 태도에 기가 차서 할 말을 잊었다.

His shameless attitude left me so dumbfounded I forgot what to say.

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“기가 차다” — Be speechless with astonishment: Be so dumbfounded that one cannot speak
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