Word details
가슴
- Pronunciation
- 가슴
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
chest
The front part of a human or animal's body, between the neck and the abdomen.
front
The part of clothes that covers the front part of one's body, between the neck and the abdomen.
heart; feeling
One's mind or emotion.
heart; lungs
Human heart or lungs.
breast; bust
The chest of a woman.
Idioms
가슴이 서늘하다
feel cold in the chest
To be suddenly startled or frightened.
가슴을 태우다
burn one's heart
To feel very nervous.
가슴이 (철렁) 내려앉다
One's heart sinks
To be startled.
가슴이 넓다
have a wide mind
To be very understanding, considerate or tolerant.
가슴이 답답하다
feel one's chest suffocating
To feel uneasy.
가슴이 뜨거워지다
feel warm in the heart
To have an intensifying feeling and be moved.
가슴이 뜨끔하다
feel a sting or prick in the heart
To be startled or feel a prick at one's conscience.
가슴이 막히다
have something clogged in one's chest
To feel frustrated with grief or resentment.
가슴이 무겁다
feel something heavy in the chest
To have deep concerns or worries.
가슴이 무너져 내리다
One's heart collapses
To find it difficult to pick up the pieces from severe shock.
가슴이 미어지다[미어터지다]
One's heart is torn[stuffed to bursting]
To feel pain in the heart because of grief.
One's heart is torn[stuffed to bursting]
To feel overflowing joy with overwhelming emotion.
가슴이 방망이질하다
One's heart beats with a paddle club
For one's heart to beat very fast.
가슴을 치다
hit one's chest
To feel very sorry with contrition and regret.
가슴이 쓰리다
have a burning feeling in the heart; have heartburn
To feel pain in the heart because of agony.
가슴이 아리다
feel stinging in the chest
To feel pain in the heart because of pity.
가슴이 좁다
have a narrow mind
To be inconsiderate and intolerant.
가슴이 찢어지다
One's heart is torn apart
To feel severe pain in the heart.
가슴이 콩알만 하다[해지다]
One's heart is[becomes] as small as a bean
To shrink back with anxiety and nervousness.
가슴이 타다
One's heart burns
To worry anxiously.
가슴이 터지다
One's heart bursts
To feel very overwhelmed.
가슴이 트이다
One's heart is opened up
For a frustrated or oppressed state of mind to be eased.
가슴이 후련해지다
One's chest is alleviated
To feel refreshed at heart.
가슴이(에) 찔리다
One's heart is pricked
To feel a prick at one's conscience.
가슴이 시원하다[후련하다]
One's chest is cool[fresh]
To feel much better and relieved.
가슴을 도려내다
cut out a piece of flesh in one's heart
A certain fact breaks one's heart.
가슴에 멍이 들다[지다]
have a bruise in one's chest
For emotional pain or agony to linger.
가슴에 못을 박다
drive a nail in someone's chest
To break someone's heart.
가슴에 못이 박히다
A nail is driven in one's chest
To be left with indelible scars.
가슴에 묻다
bury something in one's chest
To refrain from expressing feelings or emotions and supressing them.
bury something in one's chest
To cherish a memory or feeling.
가슴에 불붙다
One's heart is on fire
For emotions or thoughts to become intensified.
가슴에 새기다
engrave something in one's heart
To bear something deep in mind.
가슴에 손을 얹다
put a hand on one's own chest
To risk one's conscience.
가슴에 와 닿다
touch one's heart
For overwhelming feelings to be felt.
가슴에 짚이다
feel something in one's heart
For something to come up in mind.
가슴에 칼을 품다
bear a sword in one's chest
To have an intention to hurt someone.
가슴을 달래다
soothe one's mind
To calm down an enraged or frightened state of mind.
가슴에 맺히다
be deep-rooted in one's heart
For a feeling or resentment to be too overwhelming to be relieved in a short period.
가슴을 뒤흔들다
shake one's mind
To stir up one's feelings.
가슴을 불태우다
set a fire in one's heart
For a drive or desire to strongly arise.
가슴을 쓸어내리다
smoothe down one's chest
To be relieved when troubles or concerns disappear.
가슴을 안다
embrace the chest
To have a certain emotion or feeling.
가슴을 앓다
feel pain in the heart
To feel pain in one's heart.
가슴을 열다
open one's heart
To take on an open-minded attitude.
가슴을 울리다
make one's heart resonate
To deeply touch one's heart.
가슴을 저미다
cut one's heart into thin pieces
A thought or feeling is strong enough to break one's heart.
가슴을 졸이다
boil one's heart down
To feel anxious and agitated or nervous.
가슴을 쥐어뜯다
grab and tear at one's chest
To feel very sorry.