질곡
jilgok
Noun
Definitions
1
fetters; shackles
Wooden shackles for encircling the ankles and wrists of a prisoner.
죄인의 발목에 채우는 나무로 만든 형틀과 손목에 채우는 수갑.
2
ordeal
(figurative) A painful state in which one's freedom to do something or exercise one's rights is restricted.
(비유적으로) 어떤 행동을 하거나 권리를 행사할 자유가 제한되어 고통스러운 상태.
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