WORDROW Korean Idioms 못 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 박히다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 못(이) 박히다
- 못이 박히다
- 못 박히다
English rendering Be deeply wounded; stand frozen; stare fixedly Literal translation: “A nail is driven in”
Meaning 1
원통한 생각이 마음속 깊이 맺히다.
Have bitter feelings deeply lodged in one's heart.
Dictionary example 1
아버지께서는 부모의 가슴에 못이 박히게 만드는 자식이 어디에 있냐고 호통을 치셨다.
Father thundered, asking what sort of child would drive a nail into a parent's heart.
Meaning 2
((주로 ‘못 박힌 듯’ 꼴로 쓰여)) 한자리에 굳어 버린 것처럼 꼼짝 않고 서 있다.
Usually used as “as though nailed down”: stand motionless as though fixed in place.
Dictionary example 1
놀란 나머지 못 박힌 듯 서 있었다.
I stood as though nailed down from the shock.
Meaning 3
한곳을 뚫어지게 쳐다보다.
Stare fixedly at one spot.
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