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뱃가죽이 등에 붙다

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English rendering Be starving Literal translation: “The belly skin sticks to the back”

Meaning 1

먹은 것이 없어 배가 홀쭉하고 몹시 허기진 것을 속되게 이르는 말.

A vulgar expression for a hollow belly and intense hunger from lack of food.

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‘배가 등에 붙다’를 속되게 이르는 말.

‘배가 등에 붙다’

먹은 것이 없어서 배가 홀쭉하고 몹시 허기지다.

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“뱃가죽이 등에 붙다” — Be starving: A vulgar expression for a hollow belly and intense hunger from lack of food.
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