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Korean idiom be speechless

Idioms linked to “말01” · Linked dictionary word

말을 잃다

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English rendering be speechless Literal translation: “lose words”

Meaning 1

놀라거나 어이가 없어 말이 나오지 않다.

To be unable to speak from shock or disbelief.

Dictionary example 1

그의 태도가 너무 뜻밖이어서 나는 잠시 말을 잃은 채 우두커니 서 있었다.

His attitude was so unexpected that I stood blankly, speechless for a moment.

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“말을 잃다” — be speechless: To be unable to speak from shock or disbelief.
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