Word details
비위
- Pronunciation
- 비ː위
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- advanced
appetite
The desire to eat something.
nerves
The desire to do something.
palate
The ability to digest what one has eaten.
patience
The capacity to put up with something one dislikes or a job that one doesn't want to do.
Idioms
비위(가) 상하다[뒤집히다]
One's patience hurts[is reversed]
To feel like vomitting soon because one's tolerance to a strong or fishy smell is weak.
One's nerves hurt[are reversed]
To feel dissatisfied and unpleasant.
비위(를) 뒤집다
turn one's patience upside down
For a strong or fishy smell to make someone feel like vomitting soon.
turn one's nerves upside down
To make someone feel dissatisfied and unpleasant.