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NounSino-Korean: 地獄
- 1
hell
A place where a person who has sinned is sent and punished after death.
Korean definition: 살아 있을 때 죄를 지은 사람이 죽은 뒤에 가서 벌을 받는다는 곳.
When I was little, my mother said that if I left food uneaten, I would go to hell.
I've never committed a serious sin in my life, so I won't go to hell.
- 2
nightmare; despair
(figurative) A deeply distressing, helpless situation.
Korean definition: (비유적으로) 아주 괴롭고 절망적인 상황.
While waiting for my wife to give birth, I swung between heaven and hell.
The subway during rush hour, packed with people, is no different from hell.