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Idioms linked to “침”

Linked dictionary entry: 침01

Dictionary entry ID: 339178

Word definition (Korean): 입속의 침샘에서 분비되는 무색의 끈기 있는 소화액. 녹말을 맥아당으로, 맥아당을 포도당으로 만드는 작용을 한다.

Browse 4 idioms linked to “침” 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 “침 발라 놓다”: To indicate that something is one’s own property. mark as one’s own To indicate that something is one’s own property. Illustration of the first meaning of “침을 뱉다”: Despise something as utterly petty or dirty, refusing even to look back at it Spurn with contempt Despise something as utterly petty or dirty, refusing even to look back at it Illustration of the first meaning of “침을 삼키다”: Want very much to eat food or the like. 2 meanings Shared · 4 Crave food or possession Want very much to eat food or the like. Illustration of the first meaning of “침이 마르다”: Speak repeatedly about another person or object Shared · 5 Speak until one’s mouth runs dry Speak repeatedly about another person or object