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두통거리 meaning and pronunciation

dutonggeori · headache

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 48379
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 두통꺼리Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    머리가 아플 만큼 처리하기 복잡하고 귀찮은 일이나 사람.

    English: headache — A job or person so annoying and troublesome that it causes a headache.

    Examples

    • 골치 아픈 두통거리.
    • 심각한 두통거리.
    • 큰 두통거리.
    • 두통거리가 되다.
    • 두통거리가 생기다.
    • 두통거리가 있다.
Origin
頭痛거리
Categories
삶 > 삶의 상태

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