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어안

Pronunciation
어ː안
Part of speech
noun
Vocabulary level
none

loss

The inside of one's tongue that cannot speak in the face of something totally unexpected.

Idioms

어안이 막히다

have the inside of one's tongue tied

To be dumbfounded by something unexpectedly surprising or weird.

어안이 벙벙하다

have the inside of one's tongue go numb

To be puzzled by something unexpectedly surprising or absurd.