WORDROW Korean Idioms Idioms linked to “입-맛” · Linked dictionary word
입맛 (을) The part “을” may be omitted. 다시다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 입맛(을) 다시다
- 입맛을 다시다
- 입맛 다시다
English rendering covet something or feel awkward Literal translation: “smack one’s lips”
Meaning 1
무엇인가를 갖고 싶어 하다.
To want to possess something.
Dictionary example 1
잡지에서 멋진 장난감을 보자 아이는 입맛을 다시며 책장을 넘기지 못했다.
Seeing a splendid toy in the magazine, the child smacked their lips and could not turn the page.
Meaning 2
일이 마음대로 되지 아니하여 귀찮아하거나 난처해하다.
To feel troubled or awkward because things do not go as one wishes.
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