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Korean idiom be faint with exhaustion or shock

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하늘이 노랗다

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  • 하늘이 노랗다

English rendering be faint with exhaustion or shock Literal translation: “the sky is yellow”

Meaning 1

지나친 과로나 상심으로 기력이 몹시 쇠하다.

To be severely weakened by excessive fatigue or grief.

Dictionary example 1

이틀을 굶었더니 하늘이 노랗고 현기증이 난다.

After two days without food, the sky looks yellow and I feel dizzy.
Meaning 2

큰 충격을 받아 정신이 아찔하다.

To feel mentally faint from a great shock.

Dictionary example 1

합격자 명단에 내 이름이 없는 것을 확인한 순간 하늘이 노랗게 보였다.

The moment I saw that my name was absent from the list of successful candidates, the sky seemed yellow.

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