Idioms linked to “가시”

Linked dictionary entry: 가시01

Dictionary entry ID: 389589

Word definition (Korean): 바늘처럼 뾰족하게 돋친 것.

Browse 5 idioms linked to “가시” in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary, in Hangul order. Distinct words with the same spelling are kept separate using their dictionary entry IDs.

Illustration of the first meaning of “가시 먹은 것 같다”: Feel uneasy and troubled about something received or eaten from another person.

Feel uneasy over a favor received Feel uneasy and troubled about something received or eaten from another person.

Illustration of the first meaning of “가시가 돋다”: Have an intent to attack or express complaints and dissatisfaction

Be barbed Have an intent to attack or express complaints and dissatisfaction

Illustration of the first meaning of “가시가 돋치다”: An emphatic expression for having hostile intentions or grievances.

Be sharply hostile An emphatic expression for having hostile intentions or grievances.

Illustration of the first meaning of “가시가 박히다”: For words to contain malice.

have malice in one’s words For words to contain malice.

Illustration of the first meaning of “가시가 세다”: Be fierce-tempered and obstinate

Be sharp and stubborn Be fierce-tempered and obstinate