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Korean idiom With a deep, heavy sigh

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Idioms linked to “땅01” · Linked dictionary word

땅 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 꺼지게 [꺼지도록] Possible alternative: “꺼지도록” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 땅(이) 꺼지게[꺼지도록]
  • 땅이 꺼지게
  • 땅 꺼지게
  • 땅이 꺼지도록 Unverified form
  • 땅 꺼지도록 Unverified form

English rendering With a deep, heavy sigh Literal translation: “Enough to make the ground sink [until it sinks]”

Meaning 1

한숨을 쉴 때 몹시 깊고도 크게.

Extremely deeply and heavily, when sighing

Dictionary example 1

젊은 아이가 왜 그리 땅이 꺼지게 한숨을 쉬니?

Why is someone so young sighing so deeply?

Dictionary example 2

그는 일을 하다가 갑자기 땅이 꺼지도록 후 하고 한숨을 내쉬었다.

While working, he suddenly let out a great, heavy sigh.

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

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“땅이 꺼지게” — With a deep, heavy sigh: Extremely deeply and heavily, when sighing
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