WORDROW Korean Idioms 기갈 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 들다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 기갈(이) 들다
- 기갈이 들다
- 기갈 들다
English rendering Be ravenously hungry or desperate to possess Literal translation: “Hunger and thirst enter”
Meaning 1
몹시 굶주려서 간절히 음식을 탐내다.
Be extremely starved and crave food urgently
Dictionary example 1
승냥이는 기갈이 들어서 매우 사나워졌다.
The dhole became very fierce from ravenous hunger.
Meaning 2
무엇을 가지고 싶어 하는 마음이 매우 간절하다.
Feel an extremely earnest desire to possess something
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