WORDROW Korean Idioms 덴 가슴
- Form listed in the dictionary: 덴 가슴
- 덴 가슴
English rendering be traumatized by a past ordeal Literal translation: “a burned chest”
Meaning 1
어떤 일에 한번 몹시 혼난 일이 있는 사람이 걸핏하면 병적으로 가슴을 두근거리며 겁냄을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
A figurative expression for someone badly hurt by an experience becoming frightened at the slightest thing, with their heart pounding abnormally.
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