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war; fight

NounSino-Korean: 亂離

  1. 1

    war; fight

    A war, or a fight that occurs within a country.

    Korean definition: 전쟁이나 나라 안에서 일어난 싸움.

    • The police sweated hard to suppress the riot that broke out during the protest.

    • When the war broke out in earnest, people began packing up and moving to flee the turmoil.

  2. 2

    chaos; disorder; mess

    A state of being chaotic without order due to flood, earthquake, drought, etc.

    Korean definition: 홍수, 지진, 가뭄 등으로 질서가 어지러운 상태.

    • Every rainy season, our village is thrown into chaos by overflowing water.

    • This whole area was flooded, so people lost even a place to sleep and it was total chaos.

  3. 3

    noise; fuss

    (figurative) The act of making a noise about something out of surprise or excitement.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 놀라거나 흥분하여 소란스럽게 떠드는 일.

    • People made a huge fuss trying to be the first to buy the limited sale items.

    • The children out on the picnic were in high spirits, laughing and chattering noisily.