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손깍지 meaning and pronunciation

sonkkakji · folding one's hands

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 63917
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 손깍찌Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    두 손의 손가락들을 서로 엇갈리게 해서 꼭 잡은 상태.

    English: folding one's hands — The state in which two hands are held with their fingers intercrossed.

    Examples

    • 손깍지를 끼다.
    • 우리 둘은 서로의 손에 손깍지를 끼고 공원을 걸었다.
    • 나는 손깍지를 낀 두 손을 머리 뒤에 대고 누워 밤하늘을 바라보았다.
    • 그가 손깍지를 끼었다 풀었다 하며 안절부절 못하는 걸 보니 긴장한 모양이다.
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