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noun
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tongue

The long, red piece of flesh that is in the lower interior part of a human or animal mouth.

Idioms

혀를 갈기다

whack one's tongue

(slang) To express one's displeasure or regret.

혀에 굳은살이 박이도록

to such an extent that a callus forms on one's tongue

Repeatedly several times.

혀를 차다

click one's tongue

To express one's displeasure or regret.

혀를 빼물다

stick out and bite one's tongue

To say nothing because one is depressed or upset.

stick out and bite one's tongue

To become very exhausted due to mental or physical sufferings.

혀를 놀리다

move one's tongue

(disparaging) To speak.

혀를 내밀다

stick out one's tongue

To mock or slander someone.

stick out one's tongue

To make a gesture of shyness or awkwardness.

혀를 내두르다[두르다]

wield[brandish] one's tongue

To be unable to speak as one is very astonished or dumbfounded.

혀를 깨물다

bite one's tongue

To endure something painfully.

혀를 굴리다

roll one's tongue

(disparaging) To speak.

roll one's tongue

To put the 'ㄹ' pronunciation in every syllable when speaking in Korean as if speaking in English.

혀(가) 굳다

have one's tongue harden

To be unable to speak as one is astonished or embarrassed.

혀가 짧다

have a short tongue

To speak with an unclear pronunciation.

혀가 빠지게

to such an extent that one's tongue falls out

Very arduously.

혀가 돌아가다

have one's tongue turn

To speak with clear and correct enunciation.

혀가 돌아가는 대로

as one's tongue turns

Talking recklessly without considering consequences.

혀가 돌다

have one's tongue turn

To speak with one's tongue moving.

혀가 닳다

have one's tongue wear out

To repeatedly talk about something.

혀가 내둘리다

have one's tongue held

To become unable to speak as one is very astonished or dumbfounded.

혀(가) 꼬부라지다

have one's tongue twisted

To pronounce words in an unclear manner when speaking while sick or drunk.

have one's tongue twisted

To speak in English.