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Idioms linked to “목숨”

Linked dictionary entry: 목-숨

Dictionary entry ID: 118590

Word definition (Korean): 사람이나 동물이 숨을 쉬며 살아 있는 힘.

Browse 7 idioms linked to “목숨” 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 “목숨을 거두다”: To stop breathing and die. pass away To stop breathing and die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 끊다”: Kill oneself or another person Shared · 2 Take a life Kill oneself or another person Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 도모하다”: Try to find a way to live when close to death Seek a way to survive Try to find a way to live when close to death Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 바치다”: Work for something with one's life at stake. Dedicate one's life Work for something with one's life at stake. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 버리다”: Take one's own life. 2 meanings Take one's own life; work regardless of death Take one's own life. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨을 잃다”: A euphemistic expression for to die. lose one’s life A euphemistic expression for to die. Illustration of the first meaning of “목숨이 왔다 갔다 하다”: Be at an extremely dangerous juncture Hover between life and death Be at an extremely dangerous juncture