Word details
입맛
- Pronunciation
- 임맏
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Application
- 입맛이 [임마시 ]
입맛도 [임맏또 ]
입맛만 [임만만 ]
taste bud; appetite
The taste that one feels when eating, or the desire to eat.
taste
(figurative) The desire to enjoy a job or own a thing because one is interested in it.
Idioms
입맛(을) 다시다
smack one's lips
To desire to have something or take a certain action.
smack one's lips
To be dissatisfied or embarrassed because something does not go as one wishes.
입맛(이) 쓰다
have a bitter appetite
To feel upset and distressed because something does not go as one wishes.
입맛대로 하다
follow one's appetite
To do as one pleases.
Proverbs
입맛이 반찬
Appetite makes a side dish
If one has a good appetite, one will enjoy a meal without many side dishes.