🌟 숨구멍

Noun  

2. 갓난아이의 정수리에 있는, 굳지 않아서 숨 쉴 때마다 발딱발딱 뛰는 부분.

2. FONTANELLE; SOFT SPOT: The soft part on the crown of a newborn baby, which throbs whenever he/she breathes.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 아이의 숨구멍.
    A child's breathing hole.
  • 숨구멍이 닫히다.
    Breathe hole closed.
  • 숨구멍이 아물다.
    Breathe in.
  • 숨구멍이 있다.
    There's a breathing hole.
  • 숨구멍이 좁다.
    Narrow breathing hole.
  • 갓 태어난 조카의 머리에는 팔딱팔딱 뛰는 숨구멍이 있었다.
    The newborn nephew had a gallop of breathing in his head.
  • 아이 머리에 있는 숨구멍은 태어난 지 일이 년이 지나면 완전히 닫힌다.
    The breathing hole in the child's head closes completely after a year of birth.

1. (비유적으로) 답답한 상황에서 조금이나마 벗어나게 됨.

1. BREATH: (figurative) A state of being temporarily relieved from a frustrating situation.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 열린 숨구멍.
    Open breathing hole.
  • 숨구멍이 뚫리다.
    Breathe in.
  • 숨구멍이 열리다.
    Breathe holes open.
  • 숨구멍이 트이다.
    Breathe holes open.
  • 숨구멍을 틀다.
    To turn on one's breathing hole.
  • 복잡했던 일이 해결되자 숨구멍이 트이는 기분이었다.
    When the complicated matter was solved, i felt like my breathing was opening.
  • 나에게 학교는 우울한 가족사를 잠시나마 잊을 수 있는 유일한 숨구멍 같은 곳이었다.
    To me, school was the only breathing room where i could forget the gloomy family history for a moment.
  • 항상 힘들게만 살아온 우리에게도 숨구멍이 트일 날이 올까?
    Will the day come for us who have always had a hard time?
    하루하루를 열심히 살아간다면 우리에게도 좋은 날이 올 거야.
    If we work hard every day, we'll have a good day.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 숨구멍 (숨ː꾸멍)

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