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electricity

NounSino-Korean: 電氣

  1. 1

    electricity

    An energy used to produce light or heat or to operate a machine.

    Korean definition: 빛이나 열을 내거나 기계 등을 움직이는 데 쓰이는 에너지.

    • The electricity in the house suddenly went out, so Father hurriedly looked for a flashlight.

    • The government temporarily cut off the electricity supply to the entire city hit by the earthquake.

  2. 2

    tingle

    (figurative) The state of a body part being numb due to insufficient blood circulation, or a sharp sensation felt when one bumps into something.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 몸의 일부에 피가 잘 통하지 않아 저리거나 무엇에 부딪혔을 때 몸에 짜릿하게 오는 느낌.

    • Yumin slept using her arm as a pillow, and her arm started tingling.

    • Minjun had his legs bent for a long time, so they went tingly and numb.