지옥

jiok
NounTOPIK 2 - Intermediate

Definitions

1
hell
A place where a person who has sinned is sent and punished after death.
살아 있을 때 죄를 지은 사람이 죽은 뒤에 가서 벌을 받는다는 곳.
2
nightmare; despair
(figurative) A deeply distressing, helpless situation.
(비유적으로) 아주 괴롭고 절망적인 상황.

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