도가니

dogani
Noun

Definitions

1
crucible; melting pot
A pot used to make molten iron by melting a piece of iron in a smithy.
대장간에서 쇠붙이를 녹여 쇳물을 만드는 데에 쓰는 그릇.
2
whirlpool; vortex
(figurative) A state in which a lot of people are very excited and strained.
(비유적으로) 여러 사람의 감정이 매우 흥분되고 긴장된 상태.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.