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Idioms linked to “피02” · Linked dictionary word

피가 거꾸로 솟다 [돌다] Possible alternative: “돌다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 피가 거꾸로 솟다[돌다]
  • 피가 거꾸로 솟다
  • 피가 거꾸로 돌다 Unverified form

English rendering have one’s blood surge Literal translation: “blood surges [circulates] backward”

Meaning 1

피가 머리로 모인다는 뜻으로, 매우 흥분한 상태를 비유적으로 이르는 말.

A figurative expression for extreme agitation, meaning that blood gathers in the head.

Dictionary example 1

그는 자기가 배신당했다는 생각이 들자 피가 거꾸로 솟는 듯했다.

Thinking he had been betrayed, he felt his blood surge to his head.

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

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Illustration of the first meaning of “피가 끓다”: Have feelings or emotions surge up 2 meanings Have one’s blood boil or be full of vigor Have feelings or emotions surge up Illustration of the first meaning of “피가 되고 살이 되다”: Be of great help Become a source of strength Be of great help Illustration of the first meaning of “피가 뜨겁다”: Have very strong will or motivation. Have intense drive Have very strong will or motivation. Illustration of the first meaning of “피가 마르다”: To be extremely distressed or anxious. be tortured by worry To be extremely distressed or anxious. Illustration of the first meaning of “피가 켕기다”: Have a special affinity between blood-related family members Feel the bond of blood Have a special affinity between blood-related family members Illustration of the first meaning of “피가 통하다”: Be alive. 2 meanings Be alive; be humanly connected Be alive. Illustration of the first meaning of “피도 눈물도 없다”: To have no compassion whatsoever. be utterly heartless To have no compassion whatsoever. Illustration of the first meaning of “피로 물들이다”: Cause many casualties Cause bloodshed Cause many casualties Illustration of the first meaning of “피로 피를 씻다”: Of blood relatives, kill and fight one another. 2 meanings Avenge blood with blood Of blood relatives, kill and fight one another. Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 긁다”: To mercilessly take wealth someone has amassed through blood and sweat. strip away hard-earned wealth To mercilessly take wealth someone has amassed through blood and sweat.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “피땀을 짜다”: Exploit or exact payments cruelly. Shared · 2 Exploit harshly Exploit or exact payments cruelly. Illustration of the first meaning of “피땀을 흘리다”: Make efforts with all one’s strength and devotion Toil with blood and sweat Make efforts with all one’s strength and devotion Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 마시다”: Swear firmly to one another; from the former Chinese custom of drinking a sacrificial victim’s blood when making an oath Swear a firm oath Swear firmly to one another; from the former Chinese custom of drinking a sacrificial victim’s blood when making an oath Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 말리다”: Torment someone severely or make them intensely anxious. Torment or worry intensely Torment someone severely or make them intensely anxious. Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 받다”: To inherit a lineage. inherit a bloodline To inherit a lineage. Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 보다”: Have fighting cause bloodshed and casualties 2 meanings Cause bloodshed or suffer a heavy loss Have fighting cause bloodshed and casualties Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 부르다”: Cause people to be injured or killed. Cause bloodshed Cause people to be injured or killed. Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 빨다”: To exploit wealth, labor, or the like. suck someone’s blood To exploit wealth, labor, or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 빨리다”: Have one’s property, labor, or the like exploited Be exploited Have one’s property, labor, or the like exploited Illustration of the first meaning of “피를 빨아먹다”: Take and consume what others possess Bleed others dry Take and consume what others possess

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“피가 거꾸로 솟다” — have one’s blood surge: A figurative expression for extreme agitation, meaning that blood gathers in the head.
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