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불이 일다

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English rendering Flare up with anger Literal translation: “Fire rises”

Meaning 1

뜻밖에 몹시 화가 나는 일을 당하여 감정이 격렬해지다.

Have feelings become intense after unexpectedly experiencing something infuriating.

Dictionary example 1

병사들은 그 처참한 광경을 보자 눈에 불이 일었다.

Seeing the dreadful scene, the soldiers' eyes blazed.

Dictionary example 2

그는 모욕적인 말을 듣고 가슴에 불이 일었다.

His chest burned with anger at the insulting words.
동의어 불이 나다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “불이 나다”: Have one’s emotions intensify after an unexpectedly infuriating experience 2 meanings Shared · 2 Flare with anger or see sparks Have one’s emotions intensify after an unexpectedly infuriating experience

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 끄다”: Deal with urgent business. Handle an urgent matter Deal with urgent business. Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 놓다”: In mining, light a fuse to detonate explosives. Light an explosive fuse In mining, light a fuse to detonate explosives. Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 맞다”: To be hit by a bullet. be shot To be hit by a bullet. Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 받다”: Be subjected to great humiliation by another or suffer a disaster Suffer an insult or disaster Be subjected to great humiliation by another or suffer a disaster Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 보듯 뻔하다”: Of a future event, be unmistakably clear. Be plain as day Of a future event, be unmistakably clear. Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 뿜다”: For bullets to come out of a gun muzzle. 2 meanings open fire or burn with intensity For bullets to come out of a gun muzzle. Illustration of the first meaning of “불을 주다”: To cause someone severe trouble or harm. cause someone great harm To cause someone severe trouble or harm. Illustration of the first meaning of “불이 일 듯”: For a situation to be rapid and vigorous Rapidly and vigorously For a situation to be rapid and vigorous

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Illustration of the first meaning of “요원의 불길”: A figurative expression for a force spreading with terrifying momentum, referring to a fire spreading rapidly across an open plain. a spreading wildfire A figurative expression for a force spreading with terrifying momentum, referring to a fire spreading rapidly across an open plain. Illustration of the first meaning of “천불이 나다”: Find something so offensive or angering that one seems to give off heat Shared · 6 Burn with fury Find something so offensive or angering that one seems to give off heat Illustration of the first meaning of “향불을 피우다”: Vulgarly, smoke tobacco at a Buddhist temple Smoke at a temple Vulgarly, smoke tobacco at a Buddhist temple Illustration of the first meaning of “단불에 나비 죽듯”: A figurative expression for dying as though fading away helplessly. die helplessly A figurative expression for dying as though fading away helplessly. Illustration of the first meaning of “맞불을 놓다”: Aim at one another and exchange gunfire Exchange gunfire Aim at one another and exchange gunfire Illustration of the first meaning of “봉화를 들다”: Light a beacon fire and raise it high. 2 meanings Light a beacon; pioneer a cause Light a beacon fire and raise it high. Illustration of the first meaning of “봉화를 일으키다”: Figuratively, to take the lead in starting an undertaking or movement as a pioneer. pioneer an undertaking Figuratively, to take the lead in starting an undertaking or movement as a pioneer. Illustration of the first meaning of “부시를 치다”: Place tinder on flint and strike it with a fire steel to make a fire Strike a light Place tinder on flint and strike it with a fire steel to make a fire Illustration of the first meaning of “불꽃이 튀다”: For competition to be intense. 2 meanings be fiercely competitive or visibly furious For competition to be intense. Illustration of the first meaning of “불똥이 떨어지다”: For a matter to become extremely urgent. 2 meanings Shared · 2 have urgent trouble descend For a matter to become extremely urgent.

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