🌟 버둥버둥하다

Verb

1. 덩치가 큰 것이 매달리거나 눕거나 앉아서 팔다리를 내저으며 계속 움직이다.

1. STRUGGLE; WRITHE: For a big person to move continuously while waving his/her arms and legs in the state of hanging, lying down, or sitting.

🗣️ Usage Example:

다리를 버둥버둥하다.
Struggle with one's legs.
온몸을 버둥버둥하다.
Struggle all over.
팔을 버둥버둥하다.
Struggle one's arms.
팔다리를 버둥버둥하다.
Struggle one's limbs.
나는 줄에 매달려 온몸을 버둥버둥했다.
I hung on a rope and struggled all over.
승규는 바닥에 주저앉아 팔다리를 버둥버둥하는 지수를 일으켜 세웠다.
Seung-gyu sat on the floor and raised up an index that struggled with his arms and legs.
♔ 곰이 왜 자꾸 팔을 버둥버둥하는 거지?
Why does the bear keep struggling with his arms?
♕ 먹이를 달라고 그러는 건가?
Are you asking for food?

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2. (비유적으로) 힘들고 고통스러운 상황에서 벗어나기 위해 몹시 애를 쓰다.

2. STRUGGLE; STRAIN: (figurative) To make an effort in order to get out of a painful and difficult situation.

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버둥버둥하며 살다.
Live struggling.
버둥버둥하며 일하다.
Work at a snail's pace.
나는 생활비를 벌기 위해 버둥버둥하며 살아갔다.
I struggled to make ends meet.
남편과 내가 아무리 버둥버둥하고 일을 해도 형편은 좀처럼 나아지지 않았다.
No matter how hard my husband and i struggled and worked, things didn't get any better.
♔ 어린 나이에 열심히 살겠다고 버둥버둥하는 모습이 안쓰러워.
I'm sorry to see you struggle to live hard at a young age.
♕ 그래도 열심히 노력하니 곧 나아지겠지.
But i'll get better soon because i try hard.

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🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: • 버둥버둥하다 (버둥버둥하다)
📚 Derivative: • 버둥버둥: 덩치가 큰 것이 매달리거나 눕거나 앉아서 팔다리를 내저으며 계속 움직이는 모양…

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