Korean learner dictionary
찜통더위 meaning and pronunciation
jjimtongdeowi · sweltering heat
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 601439Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 찜통더위Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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뜨거운 김을 쐬는 것같이 매우 무더운 여름철의 기운.
English: sweltering heat — A very hot summer feeling, like being inhaled of hot steam.
Examples
- 여름철 찜통더위.
- 찜통더위가 계속되다.
- 찜통더위가 기승을 부리다.
- 찜통더위가 시작되다.
- 찜통더위가 이어지다.
- 가만히 있어도 땀이 뻘뻘 나는 찜통더위가 계속되고 있다.
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