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Korean idiom feel tears welling up

Idioms linked to “콧-등” · Linked dictionary word

콧등이 시큰하다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 콧등이 시큰하다
  • 콧등이 시큰하다

English rendering feel tears welling up Literal translation: “the bridge of the nose tingles”

Meaning 1

어떤 일에 감격하거나 슬퍼서 눈물이 나오려 하다.

To feel tears about to come from being moved or saddened.

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 1년 만에 외국에서 돌아온 남편을 보자 갑자기 콧등이 시큰하며 눈물이 핑 돌았다.

Seeing her husband return from abroad after a year, she suddenly felt her nose tingle and tears well up.

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“콧등이 시큰하다” — feel tears welling up: To feel tears about to come from being moved or saddened.
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