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Korean idiom Speak through tears

울음에 젖다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 울음에 젖다
  • 울음에 젖다

English rendering Speak through tears Literal translation: “Be steeped in crying”

Meaning 1

(비유적으로) 울면서 말하다.

Figuratively, speak while crying.

Dictionary example 1

그는 아픈 기억을 더듬어 내는 부분에 이르러서는 말 반 울음 반으로 울음에 젖다 가 더 이상 말을 잇지 못했다.

When he reached the painful memories, his words became half speech and half sobs until he could say no more.

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