Word details
혀
- Pronunciation
- 혀
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
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.