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쥐다

Pronunciation
쥐ː다
Part of speech
verb
Vocabulary level
intermediate
Application
쥐어 [쥐어 / 쥐여 ]
쥐니 [쥐ː니 ]

clench

To bend one's fingers into the palm.

grab; hold; squeeze

To hold something with one's fingers and palm.

grab; take

To have power to do as one wishes.

have

To have evidence, etc.

make; have

To earn or have money, wealth, etc.

Idioms

쥐고 흔들다

grab and shake

To treat something or someone as one wishes.

쥐었다 폈다 하다

grab and release

To treat something or someone as one wishes.

쥐면 꺼질까 불면 날까

for fear that someone may be put out with just a little bit of a squeeze and fly away with just a little puff

A manner of treating one's adorable child very carefully.