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ice

NounSino-Korean: 乻音

  1. 1

    ice

    Frozen and hardened water.

    Korean definition: 물이 얼어서 굳은 것.

    • I took some cold ice out of the fridge and ate it.

    • Jisu broke the ice on the frozen river and went fishing.

  2. 2

    ice

    A state in which a part of one's body is frozen and numb.

    Korean definition: 몸의 한 부분이 얼어서 신경이 마비된 것.

    • Seunggyu sat in front of the heater to warm his frostbitten feet.

    • I stood in the cold without gloves, and my hands turned red and got frostbitten.

  3. 3

    ice

    (figurative) An atmosphere or relation that is not good and very cold.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 분위기나 관계가 좋지 않고 매우 차가움.

    • The two countries, long on bad terms, broke the long-standing ice and began exchanges.

    • The two leaders, who seemed like they could never be friends, broke the ice and reconciled.