🌟 고소 (苦笑)

Noun  

1. 즐거워서가 아니라 기가 막히거나 어이가 없어서 마지못해 나오는 웃음.

1. BITTER SMILE: A smile made when dumbfounded, baffled, or not happy.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 고소가 나오다.
    A complaint comes out.
  • 고소를 금치 못하다.
    I can't stop being sued.
  • 고소를 띠다.
    Take on a charge.
  • 고소를 자아내다.
    Evoke a complaint.
  • 고소를 짓다.
    Make a complaint.
  • 자신이 톱스타인 것처럼 행동하는 신인 배우를 보면 고소가 나왔다.
    A new actor acting as if he were a top star came up with a complaint.
  • 세상 물정 모르고서 아무 데나 뛰어들었던 옛날의 나를 생각하면 나는 지금도 고소를 금치 못한다.
    When i think of myself in the old days when i jumped into nowhere without knowing the world, i still can't help but sue.
  • 어제 본 마술 쇼는 어땠어?
    How was the magic show you saw yesterday?
    속임수가 관중들에게 보일 정도로 너무 허술해서 고소만 나오더라.
    The trick was so sloppy that the crowd could see it, that it only brought charges.
Synonym 쓴웃음: 마음에 들지 않지만 어쩔 수 없이 짓는 웃음.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 고소 (고소)
📚 Derivative: 고소하다(苦笑하다): 즐거워서가 아니라 기가 막히거나 어이가 없어서 마지못해 웃다.

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