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턱을 까불다

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  • 턱을 까불다

English rendering tremble one’s jaw while dying Literal translation: “jiggle the chin”

Meaning 1

사람이 죽을 때 숨을 모으느라고 턱을 떨다.

For a dying person’s jaw to tremble while drawing breath.

Dictionary example 1

그는 이승에서의 마지막 숨을 들이쉬는지 턱을 까불며 가족들을 쳐다보았다.

As though drawing his last breath in this world, he looked at his family with his jaw trembling.

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“턱을 까불다” — tremble one’s jaw while dying: For a dying person’s jaw to tremble while drawing breath.
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