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부러워하다 meaning and pronunciation

bureowohada · envy; covet; feel jealous

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 30311
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 부러워하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    무엇을 보고 가지고 싶어 하거나 어떤 사람을 보고 그렇게 되고 싶어 하다.

    English: envy; covet; feel jealous — To want to have something or want to be like someone after seeing it or him/her.

    Examples

    • 부러워하는 눈치.
    • 부러워하는 마음.
    • 모두가 부러워하다.
    • 남을 부러워하다.
    • 능력을 부러워하다.
    • 성공을 부러워하다.
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