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NounSino-Korean: 地獄

  1. 1

    hell

    A place where a person who has sinned is sent and punished after death.

    Korean definition: 살아 있을 때 죄를 지은 사람이 죽은 뒤에 가서 벌을 받는다는 곳.

    • When I was little, my mother said that if I left food uneaten, I would go to hell.

    • I've never committed a serious sin in my life, so I won't go to hell.

  2. 2

    nightmare; despair

    (figurative) A deeply distressing, helpless situation.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 아주 괴롭고 절망적인 상황.

    • While waiting for my wife to give birth, I swung between heaven and hell.

    • The subway during rush hour, packed with people, is no different from hell.

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