얼
Meanings
Noun
1. soul, spirit
2. scratch, graze, scrape, abrasion (dated)
3. disaster, trouble, misfortune (dated)
Pronunciation
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Examples4
얼이 가다
to get scratched
말은 겨레의 얼이다.
Language is the soul of a nation.
형식은 얼골이 붉어지며 혼ᄌᆞ 빙긋 우셧다
Only Hyeongsik smiled as his face reddened.
응, 부지럽지 그적게 져녁에 궐녀를 다리고 갈 ᄯᆡ에, 내 얼골 본 사ᄅᆞᆷ이 만흔 걸
"Well, It's useless. Many have [already] seen my face that evening when I went to take her back two days ago."