🌟 사선 (死線)

Noun  

1. 죽을 고비.

1. DEATH THROE; LIFE-OR-DEATH SITUATION: Near death situation.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 사선이 지나다.
    The diagonal line passes.
  • 사선을 겪다.
    Go through a dead line.
  • 사선을 넘다.
    Cross the line.
  • 사선을 헤매다.
    Wandering diagonally.
  • 사선에 처하다.
    Deadline.
  • 장군은 몇 차례 전쟁에 참전하면서 사선을 넘기며 살아남았다.
    The general survived several wars, passing the death line.
  • 응급실에 교통 사고를 당해 사선을 헤매는 환자가 구급차에 이송되어 들어왔다.
    A patient in an emergency room who was in a traffic accident and was in a diagonal line was taken into an ambulance.
  • 환자의 상태는 어떻습니까?
    What is the patient's condition?
    하루에도 몇 번씩 사선을 헤맬 정도로 위독합니다.
    Critical enough to cross a diagonal line several times a day.

2. 감옥이나 수용소 둘레에 쳐 놓고 넘으면 총으로 쏴 죽이도록 정한 한계선.

2. DEADLINE: A boundary around a prison or where a prisoner is shot to death if he/she goes beyond it.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 사선을 넘다.
    Cross the line.
  • 사선을 뚫다.
    Pierce a diagonal line.
  • 사선을 밟다.
    Step diagonally.
  • 사선을 벗어나다.
    Out of line.
  • 사선을 치다.
    Slap diagonally.
  • 교도소에 갇힌 수감자들은 사선을 뚫고 탈출을 시도하다 경찰에 붙잡혔다.
    The inmates trapped in the prison were caught by police trying to escape through the dead line.
  • 경찰들은 죄수들의 탈옥을 막기 위해 감옥의 사선 주변을 철저하게 감시했다.
    The police kept a close watch around the diagonal lines of the prison to prevent the prisoners from escaping.
  • 영화는 어땠어? 주인공이 탈옥을 하는 내용이라며?
    How was the movie? i heard it's about the main character escaping from prison.
    주인공이 사선을 뚫고 탈출하는 장면이 참 인상적이었지.
    The scene where the main character escapes from the dead line was very impressive.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 사선 (사ː선)

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