미어지다
Meanings
Verb
1. to be torn accidentally (intransitive, of paper, etc.)
2. to be about to burst (intransitive)
3. to be in great emotional distress (intransitive, figurative, figuratively)
Pronunciation
mieojida
Examples1
한약을 들이킨 듯 입안이 씁쓸했고 가슴은 말 못할 무언가로 미어졌다.
There was a bitter taste in my mouth, as if I had gulped down herbal medicine, and my heart [lit. "chest"] was about to burst with something unspeakable.