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치 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 떨다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 치(를) 떨다
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English rendering Balk at spending or shudder with anger Literal translation: “Shake one’s teeth”

Meaning 1

매우 인색하여 내놓기를 꺼리다.

Be so miserly that one is reluctant to part with anything

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Meaning 2

몹시 분해하거나 지긋지긋해하다.

Feel extreme indignation or sickened revulsion

Dictionary example 1

잇단 범죄 사건에 치 떠는 국민들.

Citizens shuddering at successive crimes.

Dictionary example 2

뼈아픈 배신감에 치를 떨다 .

Tremble with a painful sense of betrayal.
동의어 이(를) 떨다

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Illustration of the first meaning of “이를 떨다”: To feel extremely angry or thoroughly sick of something. seethe with anger or disgust To feel extremely angry or thoroughly sick of something.

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

Illustration of the first meaning of “치가 떨리다”: To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Shared · 2 be furious or utterly fed up To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “너리가 먹다”: Have one’s gums ulcerate and erode inward Have eroding gums Have one’s gums ulcerate and erode inward Illustration of the first meaning of “속니를 갈다”: To feel extremely resentful inwardly. seethe inwardly To feel extremely resentful inwardly. Illustration of the first meaning of “어금니를 악물다”: To show firm determination by clenching one’s teeth to endure pain, anger, or the like. grit one’s teeth To show firm determination by clenching one’s teeth to endure pain, anger, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “이가 갈리다”: Become so angry or unable to contain one's fury that malicious resolve arises. Be consumed by anger Become so angry or unable to contain one's fury that malicious resolve arises. Illustration of the first meaning of “이가 떨리다”: To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Shared · 2 be furious or utterly fed up To feel unbearably angry or thoroughly sick of something. Illustration of the first meaning of “이가 빠지다”: For part of a vessel’s rim or a blade’s edge to break off 2 meanings Be chipped or incomplete For part of a vessel’s rim or a blade’s edge to break off Illustration of the first meaning of “이도 안 나다”: Have an inadequate level or degree of preparation for undertaking something Be nowhere near ready Have an inadequate level or degree of preparation for undertaking something Illustration of the first meaning of “이도 안 들어가다”: Elicit no response or acceptance, whatever one says or does. Have no effect at all Elicit no response or acceptance, whatever one says or does. Illustration of the first meaning of “이를 갈다”: Resolve bitterly and await revenge, overcome by anger or indignation. Gnash one's teeth in anger Resolve bitterly and await revenge, overcome by anger or indignation. Illustration of the first meaning of “이를 악물다”: To make an extraordinary resolution to overcome a difficulty or obstacle beyond one’s strength. 2 meanings grit one’s teeth To make an extraordinary resolution to overcome a difficulty or obstacle beyond one’s strength.

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“치를 떨다” — Balk at spending or shudder with anger: Be so miserly that one is reluctant to part with anything
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